Best PlacesLeipsic, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leipsic, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Leipsic ranks 32,411th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Leipsic
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.
Leipsic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leipsic ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Leipsic ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leipsic
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leipsic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $77,276; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Leipsic's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Leipsic
Leipsic's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Leipsic.
Who works in Leipsic, and how
Work in Leipsic centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Leipsic
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Leipsic, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Leipsic, month by month
Leipsic sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Leipsic
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leipsic
Schools across Leipsic average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smyrna Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- North Smyrna Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Towne Point Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moore (john Bassett) SchoolD · 20% proficient
- William Henry Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Smyrna High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Dover High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leipsic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leipsic 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 Leipsic against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leipsic
Is Leipsic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leipsic ranks 32,411th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and big-city access, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leipsic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $323,518. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $77,276 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Leipsic safe?
Leipsic is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Leipsic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leipsic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leipsic 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.
Leipsic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leipsic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leipsic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leipsic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leipsic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leipsic 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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