Is Lexington Park cheaper than Worcester?

They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Lexington Park and Worcester metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.

Which has higher household income, Lexington Park or Worcester?

Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $96,602 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 27% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Lexington Park or Worcester?

A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $94,225 in Worcester.

Which has cheaper rent, Lexington Park or Worcester?

Worcester has cheaper rent — a median of $1,563/mo versus $1,733/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Lexington Park vs Worcester

Metro-area medians — Lexington Park, MD Metro Area vs Worcester, MA Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Lexington Park comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Lexington Park and Worcester cost about the same to live in, but Lexington Park households earn about 27% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park.

Their widest everyday difference: Lexington Park has the tighter job market — 2.9% unemployment versus 4.5%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Lexington Park, MD

$57,932

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$57,495

real value after local prices

Worcester, MA

$57,564

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$56,147

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Lexington Park leaves you about $1,348/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Lexington Park

Worcester

Livability (CityLedger)

78/100

64/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

100.8

102.5

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$121,483

$94,225

Median household income

$122,406

$96,602

Median rent

$1,733/mo

$1,563/mo

Median home value

$451,000

$465,500

Unemployment

2.9%

4.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.7%

40.2%

Average commute

34.6 min

29.8 min

Air quality (median AQI)

—

Avg temperature

58°F

48°F

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Lexington Park vs Worcester — frequently asked

Is Lexington Park cheaper than Worcester?: They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Lexington Park and Worcester metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Lexington Park or Worcester?: Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $96,602 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 27% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Lexington Park or Worcester?: A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $94,225 in Worcester.
Which has cheaper rent, Lexington Park or Worcester?: Worcester has cheaper rent — a median of $1,563/mo versus $1,733/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).