Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Leon’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Leon’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On incomes, just 21 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. No town in New York scores lower than Leon on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Leon United Methodist Church. Leon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Leon beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Leon is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,326 in 1840, 1,253 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1903 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Leon.
One of its 6 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Run School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 27 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Leon, where New York’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 30% of Leon adults get no exercise outside work. Leon beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Leon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Leon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.5% of working residents work locally in Leon. Since 2013, Leon has lost 86 jobs, to 44 in 2023. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Leon.
| Leon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Leon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Leon is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Leon since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
31 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
23 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
32 mi DamKinzua Dam
19 mi State parkAllegany State ParkHighmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Leon; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Leon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Leon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Leon on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Leon ( LEE-un)is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York. The population was 1,253 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced differently. The town is on the western border of the county, northwest of the city of Salamanca.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 notable people were born here, including Wilbur F. Sanders and Charles N. Daniels.
