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%

Lee Township$1,320/mo

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

Waterloo Township$870/mo

Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Lee Township and Waterloo 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health

CLee TownshipHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns B−Waterloo TownshipHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns

Where they are

Lee Township and Waterloo Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lee TownshipWaterloo Township

Lee Township ↔ Waterloo Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

Lee TownshipWaterloo Township

Snow a year18″12″

January low22°F —

July high85°F —

Growing season (days)168d —

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

Outdoors & history

Lee TownshipWaterloo Township

Trails5 mi 15 mi

Conserved land0.6%26.2%

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

Lee TownshipWaterloo Township

Library hours a week44 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

Lee TownshipWaterloo Township

People

Population 2,841Highest 1,542Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4%Highest OH: +2.3% -8.2%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 43.6±5.7Lowest 10% above OH 48.3±11.7Highest 22% above OH

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

Kids under 18 21.1%±6.3Highest OH: 22% 20.8%±9Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 21.3%±6.4Lowest OH: 18.3% 29.6%±8.1Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.7%Highest OH: 31.5% 21.9%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.8Lowest OH: 5.6% 6.7%±5.8Highest OH: 5.6%

Waterloo 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 $81,761±$14kHighest 15% above OH $67,188±$32kLowest 6% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,600±$45kHighest about the OH average $143,800±$44kLowest 33% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $857±$34 17% below OH —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,267Highest 20% below OH $1,423Lowest 50% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.5%±34.8Highest OH: 45.9% 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 7.7%Highest OH: 13.3% 6.1%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Lowest OH: 67.2% 94.3%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 16 yrs newer than OH 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above OH 34 minHighest 45% above OH

Work from home 13.6%±8.5Highest OH: 13% 9.4%±7.9Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.6%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Athens (32%)Athens (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Waterloo TownshipFew work in Lee Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 26.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miLowest 15.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.6Highest 3.1Lowest

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

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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.

Lee Township vs Waterloo Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Lee Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

Lee Township and Waterloo Township share a border

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