Best PlacesLeo, OH 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. 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.
Leo ranks 28,577th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes 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
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 81% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Leo ranks low
- Short commute46.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leo
A household needs to earn about $47,000 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 $63,555, 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 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Leo
Leo'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 Leo.
Who works in Leo, and how
Work in Leo centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
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 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Leo
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leo
Schools across Leo average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson Northview Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Wellston Intermediate SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Wellston Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Wellston High SchoolB− · 42% 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 28,577th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. 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 $177,607. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $63,555 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Leo safe?
Yes, Leo is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.