Lee vs North Adams

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

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

North Adams has the higher population (12,660 vs 1,522 in Lee). Lee has the higher median household income ($70,306 vs $48,521 in North Adams). Lee has the higher median home value ($265,900 vs $185,300 in North Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Lee	North Adams
Population	1,522	12,660
Median age	47.9 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,306	$48,521
Median home value	$265,900	$185,300
Median gross rent	—	$777
Housing units	883	6,833
Homeownership rate	67.7%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee	North Adams
Population	1,717 → 1,522 (-11.4%)	12,959 → 12,660 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$55,686 → $70,306 (+26.3%)	$41,471 → $48,521 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$237,500 → $265,900 (+12.0%)	$140,900 → $185,300 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $1,193 (+48.2%)	$757 → $777 (+2.6%)

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

North Adams

Population

12,95912,660

Median household income

$41,471$48,521

Median home value

$140,900$185,300

Median gross rent

$757$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee	North Adams
Under 5	1.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	6.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	12.0%
25 to 34	20.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	6.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	13.7%
75 and over	16.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee	North Adams
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	7.2%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee	North Adams
No high school diploma	1.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	30.3%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30.6%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee	North Adams
Drove alone	68.5%	72.1%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.3%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee	North Adams
1-unit, detached	48.0%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	31.1%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	11.4%
20 or more units	13.6%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Lee	North Adams
Poverty rate	9.3%	18.1%
Average household size	1.75	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938