Best PlacesLeo, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Leo ranks 590th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Leo
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.
Leo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leo ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$130,832 median, better than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where Leo ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 39% of towns
- Cheap childcare$874 a month, better than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leo
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $130,832, 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 Leo's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Leo
Leo runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Leo.
Who works in Leo, and how
Work in Leo centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Leo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Leo.
What the weather is like in Leo, month by month
Leo sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Leo
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leo
Schools across Leo average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cedarville Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Cedar Canyon Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Mckenney-harrison Elementary SchB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leo Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Maple Creek Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Dekalb Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Leo Junior/senior High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- East Allen UniversityB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leo 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 Leo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leo
Is Leo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leo ranks 590th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and heat safety, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $418,958. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $130,832 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Leo safe?
Yes, Leo is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Leo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leo 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.
Leo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leo 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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