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A town of 1,102, settled in 1827. A regional job hub with 2,546 jobs.
The best of Leetsdale’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A for walkability and history; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Leetsdale’s property crime rate is 32.5 per 1,000 residents, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and U.S. towns (9.9). On hazard risk, just 124 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Elmridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Leetsdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Leetsdale beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Quaker Valley HS | 9–12 | 550 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Leetsdale is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,904 in 1910, a peak of 2,774 in 1930, 1,162 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leetsdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
14 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
14 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
15 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
22 mi Theme parkKennywood
14 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leetsdale, 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 Leetsdale.
Its public schools are run by Quaker Valley SD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Quaker Valley HS, with 550 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Valley HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 550 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Leetsdale for work: only 7% work in town. At $66,000, Leetsdale’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 5.7% of Leetsdale residents live below the poverty line.
| Leetsdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Leetsdale home is worth about $141,000, down 5.3% in a year, 51% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 57% of households own their home in Leetsdale.
| Leetsdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $959 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Leetsdale beats the Pennsylvania average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Leetsdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Leetsdale | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). Leetsdale has lost 4.7% of its people since 2020, down to 1,102 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Leetsdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Leetsdale | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 24.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leetsdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Leetsdale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Leetsdale's reported crime rate is well above Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Leetsdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morrow-Pontefract Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Leetsdale
About 2 of every 100 Leetsdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Leetsdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania
Leetsdale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along the Ohio River, it is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 1,162 at the 2020 census.
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Not for the area. That is 1.9 years of the area's median household income ($75,762 across the Pittsburgh, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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