Several Massachusetts communities were recently ranked among the best small towns to live in the country in 2022 by data company WalletHub.
Lexington was ranked No. 4 in WalletHub's 2022 ‘Best Small Cities in America' study, which ranked cities with a population between 25,000 and 100,000 in five overall areas: affordability, economic health, education & health, quality of life and safety.
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According to the study, Lexington finished in the top 1% of the cities assessed, scoring a total of 70.58 points.
Lexington has a population of about 33,792 with a median household income of $185,686. The town received a score of 405 in affordability, 68 in economic health, 4 in education, 208 in quality of life and 7 in safety.
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In total, 10 cities in Massachusetts were included in the top 30, along with Portland, Maine.
Here's the full top 30:
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Carmel, Indiana
- Fair Lawn, New Jersey
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Brentwood, Tennessee
- Melrose, Massachusetts
- Zionsville, Indiana
- Needham, Massachusetts
- Portland, Maine
- Westfield, Indiana
- Milton, Massachusetts
- Sammamish, Washington
- Dublin, Ohio
- Brookfield, Wisconsin
- Leawood, Kansas
- Apex, North Carolina
- Arlington, Massachusetts
- Burlington, Massachusetts
- Newton, Massachusetts
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Redmond, Washington
- Randolph, Massachusetts
- Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Leesburg, Virginia
- Saratoga Springs, New York
- Fishers, Indiana
- Castle Rock, Colorado
- Wake Forest, North Carolina
- Medford, Massachusetts
- Reading, Massachusetts
