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Lexington by the Numbers roes M° 1775 Settled 1642, incorporated as Town of Lexington 1713 (� Latitude: 42.26N Longitude: 71.13W Area of town in acres ......... ............................... 10,650.42 d O— Area of town in square miles .... ............................... 16.64 Extreme length in miles ............. ............................... 5.80 �! Extreme width in miles .............. ............................... 4.85 APRIL 19i" Highest elevation, feet above m. s .l ............................. 374 Lowest elevation, feet above m. s. l .............................. 110 �A 1 N 61 m 1 k _ Z V °z1 Population 31,325 32,525 Public School Student Enrollment 6,337 6,375 Town -owned conservation land, acres 1368 1368 Total Revenue Sources (FY) $161,108,611 $168,199,069 Total Operating Expenses (FY) $156,954,910 $164,652,121 Average single - family tax bill (FY) $9,584 $10,032 Typical annual residential water /sewer bill (120 HCF per year) (FY) $1,240 $1,261 Solid Waste Trash (tons) — FY 9,069 8,627 Recycled Materials (tons) — FY 4,644 4,516 Median selling price of single - family home* $695,000 $701,000 Single- family homes sold* 357 409 Single- family homes demolished 53 53 Permits issued for new single - family homes 71 51 Town of Lexington Moodv's Credit Rating Aaa Aaa Town of Lexington Mailing Address: 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 Telephone: 781- 862 -0500 Web Site address: www.lexingtonma.gov * Based on data supplied by Banker &Tradesman through December 2011.