Leesburg, FL: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population had exactly 27,000 residents. Leesburg is in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Ocklawaha River. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake–Sumter State College and Beacon College are located in Leesburg.

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How Leesburg ranks

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#9Most new homes in FL #70Fastest growing in FL #122Most affordable in FL All FL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code34748, 34749, 34788

Area code352

Living in Leesburg

Housing in Leesburg

$275K▼ 3.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Leesburg home is worth about $275,000, down 3.6% in a year, 27% below the Florida typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market83

Sale-to-list97.8%

Sold in May47

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Safety in Leesburg

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Leesburg reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Leesburg 2.8

Florida 2.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Leesburg 14.9

Florida 10.8

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Leesburg

Compared with Florida

15worse than FL

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 3▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

10.2%More adults with COPDFL 7.2% · worse 5.1%More adults who have had a strokeFL 3.8% · worse 9.6%More adults with heart diseaseFL 7.5% · worse

Care nearby

Uf Health Leesburg HospitalLeesburg · 6.5 mi · ER

Community Health Center - Leesburg Family Medical and DentalLeesburg · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Leesburg

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Leesburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictLAKESchools12

Leesburg Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 843 students Beverly Shores Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 596 students Rimes Early Learning & Literacy CenterElementary · Grades PK–2 · 242 students St. Paul Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 210 students Lake Preparatory SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 100 students Carver Middle School C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 737 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 FL. Ratings are from neighbors.