Lee vs Lenox

A side-by-side comparison of Lee and Lenox: population, income, housing, and more.

Lee and Lenox are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lenox has the higher population (1,809 vs 1,522 in Lee). Lee has the higher median household income ($70,306 vs $58,920 in Lenox). Lenox has the higher median home value ($411,700 vs $265,900 in Lee).

Population, income & housing

	Lee	Lenox
Population	1,522	1,809
Median age	47.9 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,306	$58,920
Median home value	$265,900	$411,700
Median gross rent	—	$987
Housing units	883	1,036
Homeownership rate	67.7%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee	Lenox
Population	1,717 → 1,522 (-11.4%)	1,899 → 1,809 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$55,686 → $70,306 (+26.3%)	$49,167 → $58,920 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$237,500 → $265,900 (+12.0%)	$269,100 → $411,700 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $1,193 (+48.2%)	$837 → $987 (+17.9%)

Lee

Population

1,7171,522

Median household income

$55,686$70,306

Median home value

$237,500$265,900

Median gross rent

$805$1,193

Lenox

Population

1,8991,809

Median household income

$49,167$58,920

Median home value

$269,100$411,700

Median gross rent

$837$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee	Lenox
Under 5	1.5%	1.3%
5 to 17	6.6%	9.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	12.2%
25 to 34	20.0%	1.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	6.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.1%
65 to 74	15.8%	29.2%
75 and over	16.6%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee	Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee	Lenox
No high school diploma	1.0%	9.8%
High school graduate	30.3%	13.0%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30.6%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee	Lenox
Drove alone	68.5%	61.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.9%
Public transit	3.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.2%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	18.0%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee	Lenox
1-unit, detached	48.0%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	22.4%
20 or more units	13.6%	26.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Lee	Lenox
Poverty rate	9.3%	10.2%
Average household size	1.75	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938