Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Leesport’s subject grades are an A− for schools, the outdoors, and history. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Leesport, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Leesport’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Leesport Lock House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Leesport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Leesport beats most towns.
Leesport Lock HouseWhere Leesport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Leesport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 436 in 1910, 1,954 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leesport. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
25 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
9 mi Park & preserveRoadside America8 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
32 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
38 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leesport, 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 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Leesport.
Most working residents leave Leesport for work: only 3% work in town. Leesport’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Leesport has lost 451 jobs, to 568 in 2023.
| Leesport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Leesport home is worth about $367,000, up 4.3% in a year, 28% above the Pennsylvania typical home. The median rent in Leesport is $978 a month.
| Leesport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $978 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Leesport has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leesport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leesport Playground | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Rachel Trois Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Leesport beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Leesport adults binge drink.
| Leesport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Leesport | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Leesport
About 4 of every 100 Leesport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Leesport is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,954 at the 2020 census. The Schuylkill River passes through Leesport.
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3 towns share a border with Leesport.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesport | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Bern Township | #401 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Ontelaunee Township | #531 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| Centre Township | #521 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
Leesport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Leesport, Ontelaunee Township and Centre Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Leesport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Doug Clemens and Sheila Butler.
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