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Lee Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 671st among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 66% of Ohio towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 70% of the country. A typical home there costs about $216K, 3.8 years of the Athens area’s $56K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Lee Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns. Woodcock Nature Preserve, at 100 acres with 2.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Lee Township beats most towns.
Where Lee Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lee Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lee Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lee Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lee Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lee Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Lee Township has added 97 jobs, to 491 in 2023. The top destinations are Athens (32%), Albany (6%) and Columbus (6%).
| Lee Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
That puts Lee Township below both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 5.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Lee Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodcock Nature Preserve | 2.9 mi | 100 |
| 2. Merckle Ball Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
29% of Lee Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Ohio’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 23%. 19% of Lee Township adults binge drink. Lee Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Lee Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Lee Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults with depression | 28.8% | 25.4% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.5% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lee Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Lee Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
43% women, 57% men
About 134 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.8 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lee Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lee Township
About 4 of every 100 Lee Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,837 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Lee Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Township | #671 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Alexander Township | #871 | C− | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Columbia Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C− |
| Knox Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterloo Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B− |
Columbia Township and Waterloo Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lee Township, Alexander Township, Columbia Township and Waterloo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Knox Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lee Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lee Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #671 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.