Upon its release, Age/Sex/Location was well-received by critics. Rolling Stone rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, "Time will tell whether age/sex/location wins over a mainstream audience or turns into one of those under-appreciated R&B albums that fans hoard decades later, like Amel Larrieux's Infinite Possibilities and Adriana Evans. No matter: age/sex/location deserves to be more than an overpriced Discogs collectable. She needs her flowers now." Uproxx wrote a positive review of the album saying "On Age/Sex/Location, Ari Lennox signs into a virtual world that could easily be her reality [...] As she navigates the twists, turns, risky climbs, and unprotected freefalls of her current "eat pray love" journey, it's with more discipline and increased wisdom from past missteps."
