Lexington vs Marlborough

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and Marlborough: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and Marlborough are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marlborough has the higher population (41,398 vs 34,085 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median household income ($219,402 vs $95,047 in Marlborough). Lexington has the higher median home value ($1,147,900 vs $485,400 in Marlborough).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Marlborough
Population	34,085	41,398
Median age	46.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$219,402	$95,047
Median home value	$1,147,900	$485,400
Median gross rent	$2,816	$1,721
Housing units	12,672	17,370
Homeownership rate	81.0%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.0%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Marlborough
Population	33,340 → 34,085 (+2.2%)	39,736 → 41,398 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$186,201 → $219,402 (+17.8%)	$80,943 → $95,047 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$889,700 → $1,147,900 (+29.0%)	$348,500 → $485,400 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,475 → $2,816 (+13.8%)	$1,482 → $1,721 (+16.1%)

Lexington

Population

33,34034,085

Median household income

$186,201$219,402

Median home value

$889,700$1,147,900

Median gross rent

$2,475$2,816

Marlborough

Population

39,73641,398

Median household income

$80,943$95,047

Median home value

$348,500$485,400

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Marlborough
Under 5	3.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	4.2%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	19.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.0%
75 and over	9.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Marlborough
White (non-Hispanic)	56.1%	58.6%
Black or African American	2.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	32.9%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	3.9%
Two or more races	4.7%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Marlborough
No high school diploma	2.5%	10.9%
High school graduate	4.5%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	58.8%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Marlborough
Drove alone	54.1%	66.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.7%
Public transit	5.7%	0.7%
Walked	2.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	31.6%	16.1%
Other means	0.8%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Marlborough
1-unit, detached	73.4%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	13.3%
20 or more units	7.3%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Marlborough
Poverty rate	4.3%	9.2%
Average household size	2.73	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1964	1971