What is the cost of living in Lexington Park?

Lexington Park has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 100.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 103.8, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $2,083/month.

What is the median salary in Lexington Park?

The median salary in Lexington Park is $77,183 annually (mean: $80,826). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Business Operations Specialists, All Other, General and Operations Managers.

How safe is Lexington Park?

The violent crime rate in the Lexington Park area is 425 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2074 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Lexington Park?

The state of MD has 1,383 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. Charter schools make up 3.5% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Lexington Park?

Infant center-based childcare in the Lexington Park area averages $14,631 per year. Preschool averages $10,631/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Lexington Park a good place to relocate?

Lexington Park has a Life Score of 35.3/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Lexington Park in the bottom decile of scored metros; compare individual dimensions to see where the biggest gaps are.

Where does Lexington Park sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Lexington Park ranks #251 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Lexington Park, MD

BEA RPP 100.8 ranks #314 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

100.8
Cost index (US=100): $2,083
2BR rent / mo: $77,183
Median salary: 47.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Lexington Park ranks #251 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (47.6/100), with its strongest marks in job market and low hazard.

#251
of 387 US metros · Near median: 6,263,220
metro-area population: 425
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,383
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (7/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Lexington Park ranks #251 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 100.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $2,083/mo, median salary $77,183; LiveAbility Score 47.6/100, strongest in job market and low hazard.

Signature: BEA RPP 100.8 ranks #314 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 100.8 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $2,083/mo.

LiveAbility 47.6/100 keeps Lexington Park in the middle third (#251 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Lexington Park area is 64,950.

Lexington Park vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

48 Top 65% higher than 35% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Lexington Park housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Lexington Park MSA; housing RPP 103.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $2,083/mo.

Studio

$1,811

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,851

/month

2 Bedroom

$2,083

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,639

/month

4 Bedroom

$3,106

/month

Lexington Park wages and employment

Lexington Park posts 64,950 total employment with median salary $77,183 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$77,183

Mean Salary

$80,826

Total Employment

64,950

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$34,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$136,660
General and Operations Managers	$106,250
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$32,240
Cashiers	$33,180

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Lexington Park area from NCES.

Schools

1,383

Enrollment

885,796

Student:Teacher

14.5:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Lexington Park area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$14,631

per year

Toddler (Center)

$10,631

per year

Preschool (Center)

$10,631

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Lexington Park's composite Life Score is 35.3/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

19/100

Bottom decile

Wages

96/100

Elite

Rent

7/100

Bottom decile

Crime

25/100

Weak

Schools

30/100

Weak

Childcare

17/100

Bottom decile

Environment

28/100

Weak

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Lexington Park ranks #251 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 47.6/100 - a composite of 7 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized). Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Job market (96/100)

Job market

96
Low hazard

80
Schools

70
Climate

57
Safety

25
Cost of living

19
Housing

7

What this shows Lexington Park's strongest dimensions are job market and low hazard; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 7/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%; this metro uses 7 of 8 dims with renormalized weights.

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Metros near Lexington Park on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Lexington Park on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Lexington Park cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Lexington Park wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Lexington Park runs a $77,183 median salary at a 100.8 cost index, ranking #251 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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