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Leesburg is a small city of 30,807 people in Lake County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Wildwood, FL and 45 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,807people
$229kTypical home
$1,258/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,807
- Part of a metro area
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Orlando, FL
- 9 mi to Wildwood, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,258/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,487 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SFB airport
- 41 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 243 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 550 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+25 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk