Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 26/100
F
Median home value$228,600
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,258/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Orlando 39%
Leesburg
Lake County30,807 residentsLake
37
F
Suburbgrade score
45th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
37
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Leesburg is like to live in, by category
Bars show Leesburg against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate87%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index74
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute26.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 0/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks0
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 14/100
F
Median household income$52,880
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment10%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations32%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Leesburg on amenities
Leesburg's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Garden22 mi from LeesburgB− 57 C− Clermont17 mi from LeesburgC+ 53 C− Mount Dora18 mi from LeesburgC 50 D+ Ocoee24 mi from LeesburgD+ 56 C− Eustis17 mi from LeesburgD 51 D+ Lady Lake14 mi from LeesburgD− 49 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Leesburg
Is Leesburg, FL a good place to live?
Leesburg scores 37 out of 100, 45th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Leesburg expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $228,600, 38% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,258/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Leesburg?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Leesburg sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Leesburg is served by Lake. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Leesburg?
The mean commute is 26.1 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Leesburg?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 0 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Leesburg old or new?
The median home in Leesburg was built in 1985 — older than the Orlando median of 1995. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 60% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.