Leesburg, Alabama

Town in Cherokee County · population 911 (2020 Census)

Median home: $182,500
Household income: $56,875
Jan low / Jul high: 29° / 90°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 18
Median age: 33.6

Leesburg is a town of 911 people in Cherokee County, Alabama. The median home is worth $182,500, above the typical Alabama town ($161,250). It ranks better for a vacation home than 95% of Alabama towns, better transit than 94% of Alabama towns.

How Leesburg ranks

Percentile among Alabama towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Alabama towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Leesburg is worth $182,500, above the typical Alabama town ($161,250). Homes cost about 3.2 times the median household income of $56,875, which is more affordable than 37% of Alabama towns. Median rent is $588 a month. 75.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Alabama towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Leesburg	Typical Alabama town
Median home value	$182,500	$161,250
Median rent	$588	$834
Median household income	$56,875	$56,250
Home value ÷ income	3.2×	2.8×
Homeownership	75.5%	71.3%
Median year built	1991	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	19.0%	—

Who lives in Leesburg

People	Leesburg	Typical Alabama town
Median age	33.6	39.9
Age 65 and over	14.7%	18.1%
Under 18	27.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	17.3%
Below the poverty line	10.8%	16.7%
Veterans	5.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	3.8%	5.1%
Average commute	21.1 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	87.3%	86.7%

Weather in Leesburg

July highs average 89.8°F and January lows 28.7°F. About 57.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.7 inches of snow (typical Alabama town: 0.6 in). Expect about 55 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 77 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Centre station (5.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Leesburg since 1950, compared with 30 for the typical Alabama town. 8 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF4, struck on April 24, 2010 about 7.8 miles from the town center. Tornadoes within 10 miles have caused 3 deaths and 42 injuries since 1950. The most recent was on May 20, 2025.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 45 times; the largest was 4.50 inches on May 2, 2003.

Severe weather in Cherokee County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Cherokee County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 3 deaths recorded.

Cherokee County has been included in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, drought, tornado.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 26, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3618: Hurricane Helene
December 10, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4573: Hurricane Zeta
September 14, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3545: Hurricane Sally
March 29, 2020	Biological	DR-4503: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3472: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Cherokee County

Cherokee County had 5,352 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $44,658 a year. Unemployment was 2.4% in 2023; in Leesburg itself the ACS puts it at 2.6%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Leesburg

Sand Rock, AL
3.7 mi · 591 people · home $218,800
Centre, AL
6.3 mi · 3,587 people · home $158,400
Collinsville, AL
8.0 mi · 2,059 people · home $59,000
Coats Bend, AL
9.1 mi · 1,318 people · home $149,600
Ballplay, AL
10.8 mi · 1,437 people · home $145,300
Cedar Bluff, AL
11.2 mi · 1,845 people · home $204,800
Lookout Mountain, AL
11.6 mi · 1,484 people · home $158,300
Tidmore Bend, AL
13.2 mi · 1,119 people · home $162,500

Leesburg questions

Is Leesburg, Alabama a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Leesburg scores better for retirees than 24% of Alabama towns and quieter than 68%. 14.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 33.6).

How much does a house cost in Leesburg?

The median owner-occupied home in Leesburg is valued at $182,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $56,875, so homes cost about 3.2 times income. Median rent is $588 a month.

What is the weather like in Leesburg?

July highs average 89.8°F and January lows 28.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 57.1 inches of precipitation a year and 0.7 inches of snow.

Does Leesburg get tornadoes?

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Leesburg since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF4 on April 24, 2010. The typical Alabama town has had 30.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Leesburg's Census boundary (GEOID 0142016). Comparisons use the median of Alabama towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.