Leeds, AL: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Leeds is a tricounty municipality in Jefferson, St. Clair, and Shelby counties in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is an eastern suburb of Birmingham. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,324. Leeds was founded in 1877, during the final years of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. It housed the workers and their families of Lehigh, a Portland cement manufacturing plant. Leeds is nicknamed "The City of Valor" because of three Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from World War II and the Korean War who called Leeds home: Alford McLaughlin, William Lawley and Henry "Red" Erwin.

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How Leeds ranks

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#4Rent easiest to afford in AL #29Lowest obesity in AL #30Most new homes in AL All AL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code35094

Area code205

Living in Leeds

Housing in Leeds

$255K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Leeds home is worth about $255,000, up 3.3% in a year, 5% above the Alabama typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market42

Sale-to-list100%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Leeds

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Leeds reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Leeds 2.6

Alabama 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Leeds 21.3

Alabama 15

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Leeds

Compared with Alabama

12better than AL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▲ 7 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 1▲ 4 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11.8%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethAL 15.4% · better 16.4%Fewer adults facing food insecurityAL 19.2% · better

Care nearby

St. Vincent's EastBirmingham · 6.4 mi · ER

Chc - ChalkvilleCenter Point · 8.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Leeds · CMS · HRSAHealth in Leeds →

Schools in Leeds

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Leeds’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictLeeds CitySchools5

Leeds Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades 2–5 · 678 students Leeds Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 517 students Leeds Middle School B-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 452 students Leeds High School CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 624 students The Grove SchoolOther · Grades 1–12 · 39 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.