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Leesburg is a small city of 49,171 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,171people
$668kTypical home
$2,105/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,171
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,909 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Washington, DC
- 32 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,211/mo)
- Median rent $2,105/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,533 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to IAD airport
- 12 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 386 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Loudoun County: D+16 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk