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A town of 2,468, settled in 1882.
The best of St. Leo’s subject grades are an A for walkability and health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. St. Leo’s median age is 19.9 years, where Florida’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 58 of Florida’s 777 towns score higher on health. On the outdoors, just 31 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. St. Leo is home to Saint Leo University. St. Leo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. Leo beats most towns.
| Widest gap | St. Leo | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Saint Leo University | 2,880 |
1,340 counted in 2010 and 2,362 in 2020; an estimated 2,468 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far St. Leo is from typical.
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Census counts: 158 in 1930, a low of 158 in 1930, 2,362 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Leo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in St. Leo.
Adults 18 to 34 are 92% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 4% of residents (38% statewide). St. Leo has grown 4.4% since 2020, to 2,468 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
Somewhere between 42% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of St. Leo’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.5 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| St. Leo | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.2% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 89.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 1.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.2% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.3% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
1.9% of St. Leo adults have diabetes, below both the Florida town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 22% of St. Leo adults have obesity. Of the 637 Florida towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than St. Leo.
| St. Leo | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 1.9% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | St. Leo | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 28% | 78.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The July high in St. Leo is 91°F. Leo has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave St. St. Leo’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Since 2013, St. Leo has lost 265 jobs, to 661 in 2023.
| St. Leo | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Leo
College town 92 of every 100 St. Leo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in Florida, United States
St. Leo or Saint Leo is a town in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The town is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is more commonly known as the Tampa Bay area. It is best known as the home of Saint Leo University, Holy Name Monastery and Saint Leo Abbey. The population was 2,362 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with St. Leo.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Leo | — | — | D | — | B | A |
| Pasadena Hills | #221 | C+ | C | — | B | B |
| San Antonio | — | — | B− | — | B | B |
St. Leo and San Antonio have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. St. Leo, Pasadena Hills and San Antonio report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Leo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.