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A town of 312. A regional job hub with 141 jobs.

Population
312
residents
Median home value
$180K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
141
A job hub

What makes Lee stand out

The thing Lee does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

312 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lee

Most working residents leave Lee for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Sterling (45%), Mount Sterling (8%) and Quincy (6%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lee4%
Mount Sterling45%
Mount Sterling8%
Quincy6%
Springfield6%
6 mi
median commute distance
141
jobs based in Lee
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Lee has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer64–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lee is

Lee beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outLeeIL
More smokers17.8%12.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%10.3%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.3%
Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital
19.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Lee is conserved land

1.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Lee: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,989 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Timewell Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 138 people come to Lee for work

Where Lee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

45% → Mount Sterling Mount Sterling 45% 8% → Mount Sterling Mount Sterling 8% 6% → Quincy Quincy 6% 6% → Springfield Springfield 6% 4% → Mound Station Mound Station 4% 4% → Versailles Versailles 4% Lee · 4% stay
141jobs based in Lee
4%of working residents work in town
6 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lee

Township in Illinois, United States

Lee Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 246 and it contained 130 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
246
Area
38 sq mi
Elevation
728 ft

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