Lexington, VA Homes for Rent

Lexington is a small Shenandoah Valley city known for its two universities, a historic downtown and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. “I feel very fortunate to have lived here my whole life,” says Mary Beth Harris, a Realtor with James River Realty. “As a child, I wanted to get away from Lexington because it was too small and I wanted a big city, but as I’ve gotten older, I love the quaintness of it, the sense of community and the kindness of everybody.” The Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University anchor the community, and the area is also known for its Civil War history. Nearby parks and national forests provide hiking opportunities, and Interstate 81 makes it easy to get to other valley cities like Staunton and Roanoke. Lexington is surrounded by farmland, but the city itself has narrow streets lined with turn-of-the-century homes with landscaped yards. Common styles here include Colonial Revival, Craftsman and American Foursquare, and there are also some midcentury ranch-style and Cape Cods. On the city’s outskirts, late-1900s colonial and ranch-style homes on spacious lots become more common, and there are also subdivisions with Craftsman-inspired new