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SheetFL-LEESBURG-FL · Leesburg, FL 28,461 pop · income 16th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Leesburg
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Leesburg on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Andalusia · lowest
47,500
Andalusia · lowest
47,500 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #1
Elkmont · near
47,500
Elkmont · near
47,500 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #2
Alpena · near
47,500
Alpena · near
47,500 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #3
Portland · near
47,500
Portland · near
47,500 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #4
Leesburg · this city
47,506
Leesburg · this city
47,506 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #5
Milton · highest
178,053
Milton · highest
178,053 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Leesburg on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 28,461.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Leesburg - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Leesburg places in the 16th percentile for household income and the 22nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
16th
percentile, household income
47th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
22nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Leesburg, FL
Leesburg is a small city in Florida, home to 28,461 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Leesburg brings in $47,506 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 12.5%. Home values in Leesburg run a median of $214,300, and the median resident age is 46.4 years. 19.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 43.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 541 residential building permits were authorized in Leesburg (Building Boom), up 156% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2557.2 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 72.8°F with 43.8 inches of precipitation per year.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Florida run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Leesburg workers runs 22.5 minutes, with 69.1% driving alone and 9.4% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Leesburg's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to population change to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to climate and hazard context to housing and income to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Leesburg, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Leesburg?
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 19.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Is Leesburg growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +11,758 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +43.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 541 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Leesburg?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Apollo Beach (28,347 residents, $113,130 income); Rockledge (28,279 residents, $83,009 income); Citrus Park (28,163 residents, $84,220 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Frankfort, KY (28,452 residents); Laplace, LA (28,480 residents); Milton, MA (28,481 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the journey to work look like in Leesburg?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 22.5 minutes.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Climate and hazard context
What physical conditions frame life in Leesburg?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 72.8°F, with 43.8 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Florida is 75.7 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mean temperature
72.8°F
Annual precipitation
43.8 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
75.7
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
How far does income reach against housing in Leesburg?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$47,506
Home value
$214,300
Value / income
4.5×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Leesburg?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2557.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 12% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
2177.4
Violent rate
379.8
Total reported rate
2557.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
F
City profile score · Leesburg, FL
25/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share F
19.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
12.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime F
380 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$47,506
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Leesburg profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 32/100 (F) · 19.3%
Poverty rate: 30/100 (F) · 12.5%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Violent crime: 23/100 (F) · 380 /100k
Household income: 17/100 (F) · $47,506
Where Leesburg sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Leesburg's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Leesburg highlighted among 26 peers.Read the chart values
Leesburg, FL (this city): home $214,300, crime 2,557/100k
Frankfort, KY : home $171,600, crime 1,846/100k
Milton, MA : home $896,500, crime 614/100k
Lansing, IL : home $168,500, crime 2,230/100k
Agawam, MA : home $290,000, crime 1,331/100k
Crestview, FL : home $266,500, crime 1,622/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Leesburg compare to other US cities?
Here's how Leesburg stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income16% higher than other cities
Home value47% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety22% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Florida and the picture shifts: Leesburg ranks #88 of 120 Florida cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Leesburg against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Leesburg near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Leesburg ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Leesburg only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#778 of 903
14th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#660 of 894
26th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#267 of 930
71st percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#627 of 930
33rd percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
16th percentile nationally for median household income · 22nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Leesburg's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Leesburg's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Leesburg's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$214,300Among the most affordablemore affordable than 53% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Leesburg's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,995 of 15,516
More affordable than 23% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,346 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.5×, Leesburg sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,995 of 15,516 and #2,346 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$47,506Leesburg, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Leesburg, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Leesburg, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)43.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
28,461
Median Income
$47,506
Median Home Value
$214,300
Median Age
46.4
Poverty Rate
12.5%
Labor force participation
43.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
19.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2557.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
379.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2177.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
72.8°F
Annual Precipitation
43.8"
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Leesburg's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
27,147 residents
2021
27,963 residents
2022
29,280 residents
2023
31,906 residents
2024
37,726 residents
2025
38,905 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
541
housing units authorized
Single-Family
269
detached homes
Multifamily
272
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
19
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
211
209
2
$36.2M
2020
363
347
16
$59.0M
2021
513
499
14
$86.4M
2022
1,199
1,191
8
$305.8M
2023
2,759
2,754
5
$714.3M
2024
541
269
272
$113.9M
Permit volume increased 156% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
22.5 minutes
Drive Alone
69.1%
Carpool
11.5%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
2.9%
Work from Home
9.4%
Other
6.4%
Based on 10,277 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Leesburg. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Leesburg is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Leesburg sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Leesburg compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.