LeesburgNJ
A town of 431, settled in 1838.
Is Leesburg a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Leesburg, above both the New Jersey town median (6.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Leesburg. The biggest park or preserve is Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, at 49 acres. Leesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Leesburg lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 44% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Leesburg: who provides what
Leesburg is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Leesburg.
Leesburg’s typical home value is about $244K
The typical Leesburg home is worth about $244,000, down 5.6% in a year, 58% below the New Jersey typical home. 88% of households own their home in Leesburg, above both New Jersey’s towns (77%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Leesburg faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by coastal flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Leesburg is shorter than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
Leesburg’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Leesburg fell to 29 in 2023, 26 fewer than in 2013. 0.9% of Leesburg working residents work locally.
| Leesburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Leesburg
Leesburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heislerville Wildlife Management Area | — | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Leesburg stands out in New Jersey and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
40% of adults have high blood pressure in Leesburg.
| Leesburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Leesburg | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.1% | 9.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pine Barrens and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leesburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
30 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
25 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
21 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers37 mi Theme parkClementon Amusement Park
31 mi Theme parkSteel PierPhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Leesburg
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Leesburg
About 0 of every 100 Leesburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
431 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Leesburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leesburg, NJ a good place to live?
Leesburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.