Expected losses in Leigh break down as 48% from inland flooding and 18% from hail. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Leigh after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.

86risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHailTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Leigh Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Leigh’s kids attend

Public schools: the Leigh Community Schools. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Leigh teach 296 students between them.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Leigh Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6	Grades PK–6	201	B
Leigh High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12	Grades 7–12	95	A⁺

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The districtsLEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Every school2 schools · Leigh Elementary School Questions“Are Leigh’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Leigh

Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 2 have a lower typical July afternoon high than Leigh. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 13° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–35°

Spring38–61°

Summer62–83°

Fall39–63°

Oct 10

typical first frost

Apr 27

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 13°Rain & snow24″ of snow a winter · 29 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most of Leigh’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them

The median household income for Leigh comes to $64,000, against $69,000 in Nebraska’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Leigh to do it: just 9% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 52, to 178. In Leigh, 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

9%work in town

	Leigh	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	8.5%	34%	8%
Below the poverty line	6.1%	11%	9.6%
Average trip to work	22 minutes	17 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$64,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Leigh9%

Clarkson12%

Columbus7%

Howells5%

Lincoln4%

20 mi

median commute distance

178

jobs based in Leigh

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here178 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work9% work in Leigh Commute times22 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Leigh is

31% of Leigh adults have high blood pressure, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 35%. This Nebraska town tracks Nebraska closely on all 32 CDC measures. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 17%.