Best PlacesLeonard, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leonard, 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.
Leonard ranks 6,362nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Leonard
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.
Leonard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leonard ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$111,042 median, better than 90% of towns
Where Leonard ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 29% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leonard
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leonard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $111,042; 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 Leonard's effective rate of 1.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Leonard
Leonard runs older 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 Leonard.
Who works in Leonard, and how
Work in Leonard centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Leonard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Leonard.
What the weather is like in Leonard, month by month
Leonard sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Leonard
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leonard
Schools across Leonard average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Orchard Primary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Hamiltonparsons Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Leonard Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakview Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Almont Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oxford Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Oxford High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Romeo High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Almont High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leonard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leonard 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 Leonard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leonard
Is Leonard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leonard ranks 6,362nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leonard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $426,131. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $111,042 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Leonard safe?
Yes, Leonard is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare Leonard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leonard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leonard 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.
Leonard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leonard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leonard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leonard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leonard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leonard 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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