Best PlacesLeesburg, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leesburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Leesburg ranks 1,666th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Leesburg
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Leesburg
The parts of Leesburg, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Sleepy Hollow
Hawthorne, Legacy of Leesburg & Highland Lakes
Riverwalk Village
Scottish Highlands & Silver Lake Estates
Scores across Leesburg run from about the 8th to the 66th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Leesburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leesburg ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- QuietBetter than 84% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of cities
Where Leesburg ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of cities
- Household income$60,668 median, better than only 9% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Leesburg
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leesburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,668, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Leesburg's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Leesburg
Leesburg runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Leesburg.
Who works in Leesburg, and how
Work in Leesburg centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Leesburg
Leesburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Leesburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Leesburg, month by month
Leesburg sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Leesburg
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leesburg
Schools across Leesburg average a C+, better than 32% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Treadway Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Tavares Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Beverly Shores Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tavares Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Eustis Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Carver Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Tavares High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Eustis High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Leesburg High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leesburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leesburg measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Leesburg against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Leesburg suits
Families
Schools land around the 32nd percentile and crime safety beats 71%.
Retirees
The weather beats 74% of cities, health care access beats 58%, and it is quieter than 84%.
Common questions about living in Leesburg
Is Leesburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leesburg ranks 1,666th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leesburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,700. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,668 median income, cost of living beats 22% of cities.
Is Leesburg safe?
Yes, Leesburg is safer than 71% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Leesburg?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Leesburg?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Sleepy Hollow, Hawthorne, Legacy of Leesburg & Highland Lakes, and Riverwalk Village. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Leesburg with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leesburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leesburg represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Leesburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leesburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leesburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leesburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leesburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leesburg detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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