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%

Waterloo Township$870/mo

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

Lee Township$1,320/mo

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

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

Where they are

Waterloo Township and Lee Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Waterloo TownshipLee Township

Waterloo Township ↔ Lee 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

Waterloo TownshipLee Township

Snow a year12″18″

January low—22°F

July high—85°F

Growing season (days)—168d

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

Outdoors & history

Waterloo TownshipLee Township

Trails15 mi 5 mi

Conserved land26.2%0.6%

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Waterloo 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

Waterloo TownshipLee Township

People

Population 1,542Lowest 2,841Highest

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

Median age 48.3±11.7Highest 22% above OH 43.6±5.7Lowest 10% 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 20.8%±9Lowest OH: 22% 21.1%±6.3Highest 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+ 29.6%±8.1Highest OH: 18.3% 21.3%±6.4Lowest 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+ 21.9%Lowest OH: 31.5% 30.7%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±5.8Highest OH: 5.6% 3.5%±2.8Lowest 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 $67,188±$32kLowest 6% below OH $81,761±$14kHighest 15% above 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 $143,800±$44kLowest 33% below OH $215,600±$45kHighest about the OH average

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9% 34.5%±34.8Highest 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 6.1%Lowest OH: 13.3% 7.7%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 9.4%±7.9Lowest OH: 13% 13.6%±8.5Highest 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 0.2%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 13.8 miHighest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 26.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 15.4 miHighest 5.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

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

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.

Waterloo Township vs Lee 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

Waterloo Township and Lee Township share a border

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