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Berkshire County

Population in July 2007: 1,946.
Males: 918  (47.2%)
Females: 1,028  (52.8%)
Median resident age:  38.8 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01238.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,000 (it was $32,183 in 2000)
Lee  $39,000
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $199,200 (it was $121,000 in 2000)
Lee  $199,200
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Lee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Lee: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (34.0%), Italian (30.4%), English (10.9%), German (10.6%), United States (8.1%), French (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1777

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 1.36 square miles.

Population density: 1427 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lee

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lee CDP

  • Never married: 31.3%
  • Now married: 44.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

47 residents are foreign born (1.5% North America, 0.8% Latin America).

This place:  2.3%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lee:  1.3% ($1,573)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (44.1 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (103.0 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (109.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lenox, MA (4.2 miles ), Tyringham, MA (4.8 miles ), Stockbridge, MA (5.1 miles ), Washington, MA (7.5 miles ), Monterey, MA (8.6 miles ), Housatonic, MA (9.1 miles ), Richmond, MA (9.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $209,000
  • 2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $190,800
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $193,600
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $271,200
  • 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $328,000
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $328,000
  • 2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $328,000

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Latitude: 42.31 N, Longitude: 73.25 W


34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 413

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Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Private households (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.65
US city average:  3.00

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Lee-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Lee place center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 10.9 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Tim Collins - College basketball player (Massachusetts Minutemen).


Main business address for: WAVE SYSTEMS CORP (COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC).


Hospitals/medical centers near Lee:
  • NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)
  • FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)
  • BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 12 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lee:
  • BARNES MUNI (about 40 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 48 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 49 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lee:
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 8 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID: PSF)
  • GREAT BARRINGTON (about 14 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; ID: GBR)
  • HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (about 27 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA; ID: AQW)

Amtrak station near Lee:
  • 10 miles: PITTSFIELD (DEPOT ST. BTW NORTH & CENTER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lee:
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 36 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 43 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
Public high school in Lee:
  • LEE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 300 GREYLOCK STREET; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle school in Lee:
  • LEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 397; Location: 310 GREYLOCK STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle school in Lee:
  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 115 ORCHARD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Lee:
  • LEE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating income: $181,095; Location: 100 MAIN ST.; 62,407 books; 511 audio materials; 74 video materials; 107 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lee: Greenock Country Club (A), Greenover Country Club (B), Lee Library Association (C), Lee Town Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lee include: Saint Georges Episcopal Church (A), Greater Grace Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Lee Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Animagic Museum of Animation Special Effects & Art (77 Main Street).

Hotels: Applegate Inn (279 West Park Street), Best Western Black Swan Inn (435 Laurel Street), Cygnets Restaurant at the Black Swan Inn (Laurel Lake), Lee Super 8 Motel (170 Housatonic St), Lee Motor Inn (Pleasant), Laurel Hill Motel (200 Laurel Street), Pilgrim Inn (165 Housatonic Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lee and their reported violations in the past:

LEE WATER DEPT (Population served: 7679, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1996 and DEC-01-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-15-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005)
  • 38 regular monitoring violations
HIGH LAWN FARM (Population served: 25, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-21-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-21-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 15 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  55.6%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Lee compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Lee (2007 data):
  • Legacy Banks: Night Deposit Facility at Berkshire Outlet Village, 50 Water Street, branch established on 1997-07-10; 76 Park Street Branch at 76 Park Street, branch established on 1835-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $771.3 mil, Deposits: $522.7 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
  • Lee Bank: at 75 Park Street, branch established on 1992-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $282.5 mil, Deposits: $169.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Berkshire Financial Services, Inc.
  • Berkshire Bank: Lee Branch at 1 Park Street, branch established on 1972-06-12. Info updated 2006-09-28: Bank assets: $2,118.5 mil, Deposits: $1,528.3 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices



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3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.71%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County:  0.19%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampden County, MA  0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY  0.12% ($36,952)


4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.39%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA  0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA  0.20% ($30,755)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lee:
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WBEC (1420 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WBRK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lee:
  • WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBRK-FM (101.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lee:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)


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