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Leesburg is a small town of 1,098 people in Highland County, Ohio. It's about 43 miles from Springfield, OH and 53 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,098people
$151kTypical home
$780/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
20"Snow
216Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,098
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 941 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 43 mi to Springfield, OH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to LCK airport
- 57 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 339 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Highland County: R+63 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk