Best PlacesLeetonia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leetonia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Leetonia ranks 32,150th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Leetonia
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.
Leetonia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leetonia ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of towns
Where Leetonia ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leetonia
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leetonia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,349, 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 Leetonia's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Leetonia
Leetonia 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 Leetonia.
Who works in Leetonia, and how
Work in Leetonia centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Leetonia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Leetonia.
What the weather is like in Leetonia, month by month
Leetonia sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Leetonia
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leetonia
Schools across Leetonia average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Salladasburg El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Renovo El SchB · 48% proficient
- Austin Area El SchB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jersey Shore MsB · 44% proficient
- Bucktail Area MsD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Jersey Shore Area ShsA− · 67% proficient
- Austin Area JshsB · 47% proficient
- Bucktail HsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leetonia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leetonia 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 Leetonia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leetonia
Is Leetonia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leetonia ranks 32,150th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leetonia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,619. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $69,349 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Leetonia safe?
Leetonia is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
Compare Leetonia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leetonia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leetonia 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.
Leetonia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leetonia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leetonia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leetonia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leetonia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leetonia 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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