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Monroe vs Lemon Township

Next-door neighbors. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Monroe, OHHomes around $357KOhio · 15,401 people
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Lemon Township, OHKnown for its schoolsButler County · 17,166 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MonroeHomes around $357K
Housing$357K typical home44% above the OH typical home Work10,709 jobsbased in Monroe, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Monroe →
Lemon TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#169 for schools in OHof 624 towns Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#421 most walkable in OH0.8 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves All about Lemon Township →
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Monroe

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.

Monroe$2,250/mo
Typical home $357K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,608/mo · Housing →
Lemon Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,447/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Monroe and Lemon 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

Monroe places higher on 11 of 18 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.

Safety
B−MonroeSafer than 49% of U.S. towns –Lemon TownshipNot graded
Schools
–MonroeNot graded A−Lemon TownshipBetter than 84% of districts in the state
Health
B+MonroeHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns C+Lemon TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
11Monroe
5Lemon Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #118#441 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #221#430 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #229#407 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #177#319 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #496#598 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #468#548 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #147#223 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #200#262

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

Where they are

Monroe and Lemon Township share a border

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

MonroeLemon TownshipMonroeLemon Township
Monroe ↔ Lemon Township1.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
611 Lemon Township residents work in Monroe (8.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lemon Township →
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
MonroeLemon Township
Snow a year10″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th43rd
Outdoors & history
MonroeLemon Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.9%1%
National Register places11
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here7—
Community
MonroeLemon Township
Library hours a week50 hrs50 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

MonroeLemon Township
People
Population 15,401Lowest 17,166Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +23.9%Highest OH: +2.3% +21.7%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 36.5±1.5Highest 8% below OH 36.1±1.3Lowest 9% below OH
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29%±3.5Highest OH: 22% 28.6%±3.4Lowest OH: 22%
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.9%±2.1Highest OH: 18.3% 13.3%±2.1Lowest OH: 18.3%
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Highest OH: 31.5% 34.9%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.4 OH: 5.6% 4.7%±1.5 OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,250±$6kHighest 47% above OH $101,942±$8kLowest 43% above OH
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,400±$16kHighest 31% above OH $263,500±$17kLowest 23% above OH
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,608±$153Highest 56% above OH $1,447±$135Lowest 40% above OH
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,592Highest 27% above OH $3,447Lowest 22% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.5%±14Highest OH: 45.9% 51.2%±11.1Lowest OH: 45.9%
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 7.9%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.9%Highest OH: 67.2% 79.4%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 31 yrs newer than OH 1998Lowest 28 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 24 minHighest about the OH average
Work from home 16.5%±5.5Highest OH: 13% 15.8%±5.3Lowest OH: 13%
Monroe and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.1%Highest 7.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Highest 1.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town West Chester Township (8%)Monroe (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lemon Township8% work in Monroe
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6 6
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.7Lowest 31.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#169 of 624 in OH
School district —Monroe Local · Butler Technology & Career Development Schools
High school in town —Monroe High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.2
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.

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