A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Alexander Township$1,160/mo

Typical home $187K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $1,086/mo · Housing →

Lee Township$1,320/mo

Typical home $216K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $857/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Lee Township and Alexander Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Alexander Township and Lee Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Alexander TownshipLee Township

Alexander Township ↔ Lee Township4.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

24 Lee Township residents work in Alexander Township (2.1% of its workers)

Work & commute in Lee Township →

Report cards

Lee Township places higher on 10 of 19 OH lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B−Alexander TownshipBetter than 53% of districts in the state –Lee TownshipNot graded

Health

C+Alexander TownshipHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns CLee TownshipHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns

8Alexander Township

10Lee Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #714#316 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #709#484 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #581#298 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #965#699 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#441 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #410#581 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #495#600 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #293#393

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alexander Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Alexander TownshipLee Township

Snow a year18″18″

January low22°F 22°F

July high85°F 85°F

Growing season (days)168d 168d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 15th

Outdoors & history

Alexander TownshipLee Township

Trails2 mi 5 mi

Conserved land0.3%0.6%

Archive photos—4

Community

Alexander TownshipLee Township

Library hours a week—44 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

Alexander TownshipLee Township

People

Population 2,776Lowest 2,841Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% +4%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 41.4±4.4Lowest 4% above OH 43.6±5.7Highest 10% above OH

Lee Township and Alexander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.2%±6.4Highest OH: 22% 21.1%±6.3Lowest OH: 22%

Alexander Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17%±4.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 21.3%±6.4Highest OH: 18.3%

Lee Township and Alexander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 30.7%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±3Highest OH: 5.6% 3.5%±2.8Lowest OH: 5.6%

Alexander Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,956±$20kLowest 13% above OH $81,761±$14kHighest 15% above OH

Lee Township and Alexander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $186,900±$32kLowest 13% below OH $215,600±$45kHighest about the OH average

Lee Township and Alexander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,086±$214Highest 5% above OH $857±$34Lowest 17% below OH

Alexander Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,186Lowest 23% below OH $2,267Highest 20% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±25.4Highest OH: 45.9% 34.5%±34.8Lowest OH: 45.9%

Alexander Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.1%Highest OH: 13.3% 7.7%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Highest OH: 67.2% 73.8%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 20 yrs newer than OH 1986Lowest 16 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 35% above OH 26 minLowest 9% above OH

Work from home 13.9%±7.4Highest OH: 13% 13.6%±8.5Lowest OH: 13%

Alexander Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.44Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Athens (34%)Athens (32%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lee Township2% work in Alexander Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 5.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.8Lowest 4.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #457 of 624 in OH—

School district Alexander Local—

High school in town Alexander Jr. / Sr. High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.2 —

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Alexander Township vs Lee Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Lee Township

Alexander Township and Lee Township share a border

Lee Township places higher on 10 of 19 OH lists

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