IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Leesburg, IN
Leesburg is a tiny town of 652 people in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It's about 26 miles from Elkhart, IN and 101 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
652people
$172kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
206Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
Is Leesburg right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 652
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,547 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Elkhart, IN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SBN airport
- 103 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kosciusko County: R+52 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk