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Town Hall · Leesburg

How is Leesburg run?

Leesburg’s city government spent $51.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,757 per resident. Water and other utilities ($91.6 million) and the airport ($3.4 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$51.3M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,757
In 2022: $1,802, more than 64% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
$135.0M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2022
430
full-time · 52 part-time · March payroll $2.3M
Typical tax bill
$1,711
0.75% of home value · FL 0.76%

What stands out about how Leesburg is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer74% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Lake County School District with 6+ other towns.Split between districts2 State House districts cover Leesburg; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Leesburg’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,757 per resident a year, or $4.81 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 57%Fees & charges 15%Interest, fines & other 9%Sales taxes 6%Property taxes 5%From the federal government 4%From other local governments 2%From the state 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $11.7 million; interest on debt $3.1 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $161 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,802 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Leesburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,802 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,525, and the middle half spent $1,160–$2,204. Leesburg spent more than 64% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,160–$2,204Median $1,525Leesburg

Includes sewer and trash ($12 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
67

Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Leesburg itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Leesburg reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$43.4 million
2023$47.8 million
2024$51.3 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,802 · 2023: $1,718 · 2024: $1,757. Per resident it went from $1,802 to $1,757 (down 2%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 24,060 to 29,178.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,711 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.75% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Fruitland Park$4,523
Wildwood$4,246
Groveland$3,320
Florida$2,730
Silver Lake$2,473
Leesburg$1,711
$1,711
typical bill a year
0.75%
effective rate
$228,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Leesburg’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Leesburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leesburg →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Leesburg

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See leesburgflorida.gov for Leesburg’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Leesburg yet.leesburgflorida.gov ↗
Who works for Leesburg

One full-time city employee for every 68 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (29,178).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police93 + 11 pt
Water & other utilities88
Administration & buildings65 + 6 pt
Parks & libraries43 + 35 pt
Sewer & trash52
Fire50
Roads & transportation10
Housing & development2
Other27
430
full-time
52
part-time
$2.3M
payroll for March 2022
$27.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$61,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
68
sworn police officers
44
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Leesburg had 17.9 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 53 of the 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 9.7: Leesburg had more than 91% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Lake County School District

Leesburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Astatula, Clermont, Eustis, Fruitland Park, Groveland and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Leesburg →
$11,288
per pupil · FL $13,006
48,285
students
$114.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,288 per pupil, $6,588 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 49%State 37%Federal 14%

Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Leesburg’s votes are counted by county

Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leesburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lake County’s results.

President · Lake County’s results227,514 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican61.8%140,500 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat37.2%84,546 votes

Others: 1.1% (2,468 votes).

Most votes in Lake County: Donald J Trump

Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%

The county’s page

100% of Leesburg lies in Lake County. Every 2024 race in Lake County is on the county’s page.

Lake County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Leesburg

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Leesburg.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: leesburgflorida.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Florida HouseLeesburg is split between 2 districts
    Nan CobbTaylor Yarkosky
  3. 3
    Florida SenateState senator
    Keith Truenow
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Ron DeSantis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Daniel Webster
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
    Rick ScottAshley Moody
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Leesburg compares with the towns next door

Leesburg spent $1,802 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $596 to $1,731. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Silver Lake: unincorporated, no town budgetYalaha: unincorporated, no town budgetFruitland Park: $596 per resident (2022)Wildwood: $1,731 per resident (2022)Groveland: $1,379 per resident (2022)Lisbon: unincorporated, no town budgetSilver LakeYalahaFruitland ParkWildwoodGrovelandLisbonLeesburg
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Fruitland Park$596$4,523
Groveland$1,379$3,320
Wildwood$1,731$4,246
Leesburg$1,802$1,711

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Leesburg’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteleesburgflorida.gov ↗

Questions about Leesburg’s government

How much does Leesburg spend per resident?

About $1,757 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,802 was more than 64% of 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Leesburg?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,711 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see leesburgflorida.gov.

Who runs Leesburg’s government?

See leesburgflorida.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leesburg yet.

How did Leesburg vote in 2024?

Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leesburg alone. Lake County, where 100% of Leesburg lies, voted Trump 61.8%, Harris 37.2% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Leesburg?

430 full-time and 52 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.3M (about $27.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Leesburg in the state legislature?

Leesburg is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Florida Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 13 (Keith Truenow). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Leesburg?

The next posted meeting is General on Monday, November 9, at 5:01 pm in 501 W Meadow Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Leesburg’s government

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →