Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Leesburg run?
Who represents Leesburg, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Leesburg voted.
What stands out about how Leesburg is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Warsaw Community Schools
Leesburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Clay Township, Claypool, Lake Township, Plain Township, Prairie Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,467 per pupil, $6,551 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.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
The typical homeowner pays $955 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Leesburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leesburg →
Who’s in charge in Leesburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leesburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on leesburgindiana.com ↗.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Leesburg.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: leesburgindiana.com ↗
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Leesburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Leesburg’s government
What is the property tax rate in Leesburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $955 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see leesburgindiana.com.
Who runs Leesburg’s government?
See leesburgindiana.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leesburg yet.
Who represents Leesburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Ryan Mishler) and State House District 22 (Craig Snow). The House district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Leesburg’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →