Leesburg, VA

Leesburg is a mid-size city in Virginia with a population of 48,788. Residents earn $140,668 per year, which is 87% above the national average.

3.8 /5.0

B+ Good

48,788 Population 3,878/sq mi density

$140,668 Median Income $59,682 per capita

$617,700 Home Value $850,869 Zillow

$1,980 Median Rent 30.4% income on rent

54°F Avg Temperature 293 sunny days/yr

184 Violent Crime/100K 1,028 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.8 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

5.0 / 5.0

$140,668 median income, 2.2% unemployment

Affordability

4.2 / 5.0

$617,700 home value, $1,980/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

184 violent crimes/100K (52% below avg)

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

56.2% bachelor's degree or higher

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15 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Leesburg, VA.

Name	Year	Description
Leesburg, VA	2014	Cluster of orange lights on east coast between Baltimore and Washington.
Leesburg, VA	2013	Red light in the night sky.
Leesburg, VA	2013	Red metallic football shaped object very high in the sky heading southbound at 16:40 over Northern Virginia.
Leesburg, VA	2013	Triangle light formation.
Leesburg, VA	2012	Large&#44 unknown silver object near Dulles; stationary.
Leesburg, VA	2012	16+ Orange Blumes in scatter straight line moving from the northwest to southeast
Leesburg, VA	2012	Large green streak of light over Leesburg&#44 Virginia&#44 perhaps a meteor.
Leesburg, VA	2011	3 rapidly blinking (shimmering) lights in formation
Leesburg, VA	2009	Two large glowing amber/dark orangish colored circular disks-not a sound-
Leesburg, VA	2009	Object with cone shaped tail rises above Dulles&#44 VA. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Leesburg, VA	2008	Large Green light over leesburg&#44 VA
Leesburg, VA	2005	Very bright flash with a tail seen in the night sky on Oct. 31&#44 2005 between 21:00 and 21:30 over Leesburg&#44 VA.
Leesburg, VA	2001	TRANSPARENT&#44 TRIANGULAR SHAPED OBJECT
Leesburg, VA	2001	Large aircraft was ascending and emitted bright white trail of smoke that stayed luminated for 45 minutes.
Leesburg, VA	2000	Highly illuminated rectangular shaped object tilted at a 20-30 degree angle in the early AM hours.