Leesburg, FL — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Lake County · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · population 37,815

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Leesburg, FL
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56
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Leesburg stands

Home values down 5.2% in the last year. population growing 8.8% per year.

Median home $277,458
1-year -5.2%
5-yr CAGR +4.8%
vs 5-yr peak -7.7%
Population +8.8%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-11$277k$132k$192k$253k$313k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
100/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,640/mo$0$880$1,761202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent12614180100120140202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 14.1
Buy

At a 14.1 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Leesburg on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 14.1 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
24 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
64 · w22%
Distance from peak
52 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
49 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
74 · w10%
Long thesis

Leesburg has held up across the cycle: home values at $277,458 with +4.8% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Leesburg is down 5.2% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Leesburg

Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, with an estimated population of 37,815. It anchors the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area. The population has grown 8.8% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Leesburg is $277,458 as of 2026-04, down 5.2% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.8% annual growth (-7.7% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Leesburg average $1,640 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.5%). The composite momentum score is 56 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 8.8% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Leesburg has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Prices actively falling: down 5.2% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Leesburg (Wikipedia)

Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population had exactly 27,000 residents.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Lake County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Lake County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Leesburg

1 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Silver Lake$351,970-2.2%

Cities like Leesburg

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Run the numbers for Leesburg

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
70° / 51°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
90° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
233
~64% of year
Annual precip
54″ rain
0″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very high
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
76%
Very humid climate
Median household income
$67,900
Florida state median
Top industries (state-level)
TourismHealthcareConstruction

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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