Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety68#5,046/15,637
Economy55#6,987/15,631
Housing99#116/14,977
Health26#11,595/15,609
Healthcare24#11,944/15,650
Environment54#7,049/15,453
Education45#8,667/15,649
Infrastructure55#7,056/15,650
Community25#11,754/15,651
Leisure & amenities9#14,201/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Leesburg, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Highland County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Drought exposure · low0%
98/100Ohio 11%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAHighland County value
Rent-burdened households · low21.6%
97/100Ohio 45.9%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Home price to income ratio · low2.0×
93/100Ohio 3.0×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Job growth · high2.7%
92/100Ohio -0.2%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataHighland County value
Rent as share of income · low20.2%
92/100Ohio 28.3%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Unemployment rate · low1.1%
91/100Ohio 4.7%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty

Weaknesses

Restaurants and bars · low3.2 /10k
2/100Ohio 8.2 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHighland County value
Comfortable days · low22.1%
4/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationHighland County value
Average weekly wage · low$897
5/100Ohio $1,313United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHighland County value
Access to exercise opportunities · low41.1%
6/100Ohio 84.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHighland County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.2 /10k
7/100Ohio 4.5 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyHighland County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · low1.8 /10k
9/100Ohio 4.1 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHighland County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,455 (2015-2019) → 1,098 (2020-2024)
−25%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Median household incomeImproving
$34,460 (2015-2019) → $77,102 (2020-2024)
+124%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
44.2% (2015-2019) → 21.6% (2020-2024)
−23 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
74.7% (2015-2019) → 92.9% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
31.0% (2015-2019) → 16.2% (2020-2024)
−15 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Poverty rateImproving
24.1% (2015-2019) → 10.0% (2020-2024)
−14 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Leesburg, Ohio improved on 4 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved4

Household income+124%$34,460 → $77,102
Poverty−14 points24.1% → 10.0%
Rent burden−23 points44.2% → 21.6%
Broadband+18 points74.7% → 92.9%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Leesburg, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	25.7 min2015-2019	25.0 min2020-2024	−0.7 min	Within the margin of error	57%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%2015-2019	12.1%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Within the margin of error	42%
Broadband subscriptions	74.7%2015-2019	92.9%2020-2024	+18 points	Improved	87%
Effective property tax rate	1.09%2015-2019	0.77%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	77%
High school diploma or higher	87.0%2015-2019	92.1%2020-2024	+5.1 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	−0.5×	Within the margin of error	93%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4722015-2019	0.3972020-2024	−0.075	Within the margin of error	91%
Median household income	$34,4602015-2019	$77,1022020-2024	+124%	Improved	99%
Poverty rate	24.1%2015-2019	10.0%2020-2024	−14 points	Improved	97%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	26.8%2015-2019	20.2%2020-2024	−6.6 points	Within the margin of error	87%
Rent-burdened households	44.2%2015-2019	21.6%2020-2024	−23 points	Improved	95%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	13.7%2015-2019	8.1%2020-2024	−5.6 points	Within the margin of error	89%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Leesburg, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Leesburg, Ohio in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Leesburg, Ohio itself moved +24.9 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,098 residents (±273)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (+7.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,098 residents (±273)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

White94%1,035
Black0.7%†8
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0
Asian1.2%†13
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races3.8%†42

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

684 residents (±175)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma7.9%†54
High school or GED48%†331
Some college21%†141
Associate degree11%†75
Bachelor's degree5.8%†40
Graduate degree6.3%†43

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

435 households (±108)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k7.6%†33
$25k–50k20%†89
$50k–75k18%†77
$75k–100k23%†99
$100k–150k16%†68
$150k–200k11%†48
$200k or more4.8%†21

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−26.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

435 households (±108)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Own65%283
Rent35%†152

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+10.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

143 households (±67)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75040%†57
$750–1,00038%†55
$1,000–1,50022%†31

Home values

283 homes (±73)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k49%†140
$150k–250k35%†98
$250k–400k14%†39

Age of homes

478 homes (±129)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later4.2%†20
2000–200911%†54
1980–199921%†98

Size of homes

478 homes (±129)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio0.6%†3
1 bedroom8.4%†40
2 bedrooms22%†107

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

624 workers (±166)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone83%517
Carpool11%†69
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.4%†9
Bike0.0%0
Work from home4.6%†29
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

595 workers (±159)

Leesburg, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min30%†179
15–29 min39%†232
30–44 min13%†77

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Highland County, the county holding most of Leesburg's residents.

Highland County has 733 employer establishments, 168 for every 10,000 residents (0.68× the US rate of 248; 0.78× Ohio's), with 9,284 paid employees at an average annual pay of $43,319. The Census Bureau also counts 3,214 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 733; 3,214 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 168; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 9,284
Average annual pay: $43,319; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Highland County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	63	14.5	0.93×About typical	273	$59,974	437
Ambulatory health care services	57	13.1	0.63×Fewer than typical	502	$50,486	104
Restaurants and other eating places	54	12.4	0.68×Fewer than typical	1,235	$15,972	7
Religious organizations	38	8.7	1.57×More than typical	177	$23,011	—
Limited-service restaurants	32	7.4	0.92×About typical	848	$16,360	5
Other specialty trade contractors	25	5.7	2.29×More than typical	90	$64,744	155
Truck transportation	25	5.7	1.14×About typical	102	$51,804	123
Services to buildings and dwellings	22	5.1	0.75×Fewer than typical	146	$31,534	220
Gasoline stations	21	4.8	1.49×More than typical	192	$20,917	—
Lessors of real estate	21	4.8	0.39×Fewer than typical	35	$35,657	238
Automotive repair and maintenance	20	4.6	0.91×About typical	45	$43,933	78
Offices of physicians	19	4.4	0.67×Fewer than typical	110	$85,245	7

Rank places for an industry Open Highland County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 43,532 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Leesburg, Ohio: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

0FY2017

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Leesburg, Ohio, so they do not add up across cities.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Leesburg is mostly in Highland County.

See federal money in Highland County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Leesburg, Ohio is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

David J. TaylorR-OH-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 0.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Highland County35100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Highland County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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