Best PlacesLeonard, OK 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 4,253rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
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
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$110,798 median, better than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Leonard ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 29% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of towns
- Cheap childcare$947 a month, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leonard
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leonard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,798, 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 Leonard's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Leonard
Leonard'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 Leonard.
Who works in Leonard, and how
Work in Leonard centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
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 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Leonard
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 222 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leonard
Schools across Leonard average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central EsC− · 30% proficient
- Spring Creek EsC− · 28% proficient
- East EsC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Bixby MsC · 34% proficient
- Childers MsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Bixby HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Broken Arrow HsC− · 30% proficient
- Coweta HsC− · 25% 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 4,253rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low crime, and high incomes, and lowest on state infrastructure and summer heat. 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 $305,631. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $110,798 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Leonard safe?
Yes, Leonard is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 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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