Lexington, Richland County

Paper Trail has 2,257 parcels in Lexington from the Richland County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, plus deeds and mortgages from the Recorder, as of October 22, 2026.

Property at a glance

2,257parcels on the county mapSource: Richland County Auditor, October 22, 2026

1,661homes (parcels the Auditor classes as a residence)Source: Richland County Auditor, October 22, 2026

$215,060median appraised value of a homeSource: Richland County Auditor, land plus building value, October 22, 2026

15%of parcels are vacant landSource: Richland County Auditor land use codes, October 22, 2026

85% of homes: the owner gets the tax bill at the home15% absentee: the bill goes to another address

Source: Richland County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 1,630 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.

2,257 parcels at the Richland County Auditor's map points; each square covers about 2 acres, and darker squares hold more parcels. Boundary: Census TIGER/Line 2026.

Mailing lists for Lexington

Owners in Lexington to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.

Every owner in Lexington: 1,565 mailing addresses$30.98 Absentee owners: 144 mailing addresses$8.64

No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.

Schools

Public schools inside the village line

Central Elementary Schoolgrades 1 to 4, 335 students, Lexington Local districtOhio report card: 5 stars
Eastern Elementary Schoolgrades 4 to 8, 504 students, Lexington Local districtOhio report card: 5 stars
Lexington High Schoolgrades 9 to 12, 631 students, Lexington Local districtOhio report card: 4.5 stars
Lexington Junior High Schoolgrades 7 to 8, 372 students, Lexington Local districtOhio report card: 3 stars
Western Elementary Schoolgrades K to 2, 308 students, Lexington Local districtOhio report card: 5 stars

Other schools in the Lexington Local district

Lexington Pre-Schoolgrade PK, 60 students, Ontario

Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.

Library

Lexington Branch Library25 Lutz Ave, part of the Mansfield-Richland County Public LibraryOpen about 57 hours a week

The Mansfield-Richland County Public Library (9 buildings and 1 bookmobile) had 514,540 visits and lent 1,567,119 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 57,681 card holders.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.

Crime reported to the FBI

Reported to the FBI by the Lexington Police Department, 2025: 1 violent crime and 1 property crime, for about 4,828 people. That is 0.21 violent and 0.21 property crimes per 1,000 people.

Crimes reported to the FBI by year
Year	Violent	Property	Months	Per 1,000 people
2025	1	1	12	0.21 / 0.21
2024 (partial)	0	3	11
2023	4	4	12	0.82 / 0.82
2022	1	1	12	0.21 / 0.21
2021	2	10	12	0.43 / 2.13
2020	0	12	12	0 / 2.57

Most common offenses in the Lexington Police Department's 2025 incident reports: assault offenses 6, drug offenses 6, vandalism 2.

Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.

Official offices

The official records for Lexington are kept by the county. Paper Trail Ohio is not a government website.

Richland County Auditorowners, values and the tax duplicaterichlandcountyoh.gov

Richland County Recorderdeeds, mortgages and liensrichlandcountyoh.gov

Richland County Treasurertax bills and paymentsrichlandcountyoh.gov

Sex offender registryThe Ohio Attorney General's search, run by the state. Paper Trail Ohio keeps none of this data.Ohio Attorney General sex offender search

What you can do here

Look up any parcel in Lexington free: owner, values, sales and taxes, and the deeds and mortgages on it. Or buy one of the mailing lists for Lexington above.

Lexington on the property map · Every Richland County mailing list

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Questions

How many parcels are in Lexington?

2,257 parcels sit inside the Lexington boundary on the Richland County Auditor's map, 1,661 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.

Which public schools are in Lexington?

Central Elementary School, grades 1 to 4; Eastern Elementary School, grades 4 to 8; Lexington High School, grades 9 to 12; Lexington Junior High School, grades 7 to 8; Western Elementary School, grades K to 2.

Is there a public library in Lexington?

Yes: Lexington Branch Library, 25 Lutz Ave.

Who reports crime figures for Lexington to the FBI?

The Lexington Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.

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