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A town of 17,447. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Lemon Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 362nd of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 82% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $102K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $264K, 3.2 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 29% of residents are under 18 in Lemon Township, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Harding-Jones Paper Company District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lemon Township beats most towns.
13,875 counted in 2010 and 16,885 in 2020; an estimated 17,447 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lemon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lemon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
28 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
22 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lemon 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 Lemon Township.
Lemon Township trades workers with Monroe and other neighbors, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Two of the 6 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Monroe High School, with 871 students. The public schools here belong to the Monroe Local school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–6 | Grades 2–6 | 1,166 | A− |
| Monroe High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 871 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Summers in Lemon Township are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 10 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lemon Township has about as many jobs (8,227) as working residents, but only 595 people both live and work here.
Half commute less than 12 miles. Jobs in Lemon Township grew by 1,412 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 8,227. Only 8% of working residents stay in Lemon Township for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: among workers locally, 16% work from home.
| Lemon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $102,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13% of Lemon Township residents are 65 or older. College graduates make up just over a third of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. The town has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 17,447 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The midpoint age locally is 36.1 years.
| Lemon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 24% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.4, men 34.7.
| Lemon Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. 58% of Lemon Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%. The town has had 3 paid flood insurance claims since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,303 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lemon Township’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
The share of adults in Lemon Township who had a checkup this year: 80%. In Lemon Township, 39% of adults have obesity, and 35% feel lonely.
| Lemon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lemon Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Lemon Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 0.8 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Monroe Bicentennial Commons Park, at 40 acres.
| Lemon Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Monroe Crossings Park | 0.7 mi | 26 |
| 2. Monroe Bicentennial Commons Park | — | 40 |
| 3. Monroe Park | 0.1 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lemon Township
About 5 of every 100 Lemon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Lemon Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located in the northeastern part of the county, it includes most of the city of Monroe. It had a population of 16,885 at the 2020 census. It is the only Lemon Township statewide.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Lemon Township.
Middletown next door grades lower for schools (C to Lemon Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Township | #362 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Middletown | #868 | C− | B+ | — | C | D |
| Madison Township | #780 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Monroe | #332 | B+ | C | B− | A− | B+ |
| Liberty Township | #628 | B− | C− | — | A− | C |
| Turtlecreek Township | #633 | B− | D | — | A− | B− |
Lemon Township, Middletown, Madison Township, Liberty Township and Turtlecreek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lemon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lemon Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #362 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
