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39.30° N · 84.97° W · GEOID 1866978

St. Leon

Dearborn County, Indiana · part of the Cincinnati, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

IndianaSt. Leon, INSt. LeonSt. Leon

The short answer

St. Leon is home to 737 people. Median household income is $76,250 a year and median rent is $862 a month, 13.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $280,800, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$862
37% below the median place
Median household income
$76,250
5% below the median place
Median home value
$280,800
12% below the median place
Unemployment
1.9%
61% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about St. Leon

  • Households average 3.00 people, larger than in 88% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $964 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 85% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • The median rent takes only 13.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 33.5 years old, younger than in 86% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 2.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to St. Leon

Dearborn County gains about 3.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,252
Moved out2,078
Net+174

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ripley County, IN292398−106
Ohio County, IN9884+14
Switzerland County, IN5958+1

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$70K
Leavers$55K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Dearborn County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Dearborn County report $70,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$34,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $862 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,826 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $280,800.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 9.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Prosser, WA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$54,867
22% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
33% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
3.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSt. LeonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.8%33% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%1% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure3.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$70,1221% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$54,86722% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 13.6%, 33% below the median place.

St. Leon13.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$34,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.6%
33% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1990
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,250
31% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.8%
12% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSt. LeonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$86237% below
Rent to income113.6%33% below
Property tax rate10.8%12% below
Home price to income13.7x3% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.45% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,44211% below
HUD area median income4County figure$109,9002% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,25031% below
Median home value1$280,80012% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%25% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure57.1%11% above
Homeownership169.1%4% above
Renters paying 30%+149.3%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8262% below
Vacant homes1County figure3.9%45% below
Median year built119901% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$32,472
19% below the median place
Poverty rate1
15.2%
41% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSt. LeonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,2505% below
Income per person1$32,47219% below
Unemployment1County figure1.9%61% below
Average annual pay6County figure$53,71119% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure14,99890% below
Poverty rate115.2%41% above
Mean commute126 min5% above
Works from home1County figure9.7%22% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.0, 20% above the median place.

Household size1
3.0
20% above the median place
Median age1
33.5
14% below the median place
No health insurance1
4.1%
36% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher21.1% −34%
Homes with broadband93.9% +2%
High school or higher93.0% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSt. LeonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17376646th largest
Population change since 202072.6%126% above
Median age133.514% below
Bachelor's or higher121.1%34% below
High school or higher193.0%1% above
Household size13.020% above
Born abroad1County figure1.0%89% below
No health insurance14.1%36% below
Homes with broadband193.9%2% above
05

Life in St. Leon

27 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.5 −25%
Shops28.4 −6%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.0 −16%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k9
15.5
25% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
3.3
43% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.9
29% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureSt. LeonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1456% above
Public school students11County figure7,32650% above
Students per teacher11County figure15.72% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure15.525% below
Shops per 10k9County figure28.46% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.016% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.343% above
National Register listings10County figure27108% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 12.3, 80% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached St. Leon. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
12.3
80% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
45.2
51% below the median place
Good air days14
26.0%
62% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSt. LeonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure22°F12% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F2% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.6 in4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure45.251% below
Hurricane risk13County figure8.388% below
Tornado risk13County figure75.57% below
Wildfire risk13County figure12.380% below
Heat wave risk13County figure35.860% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure5630% above
Good air days14Metro figure26.0%62% below
08

St. Leon in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$862/mo (2024)$1,080/mo$890 to $1,320/mo+3.8%
Median household income$76,250 (2024)$95,500$81,000 to $113,000+3.8%
Median home value$280,800 (2024)$394,000$286,000 to $543,000+5.8%
Population672 (2025)690660 to 710+0.4%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like St. Leon

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Prosser, WA$944$76,985Compare
Holtville, AL$954$76,652Compare
Crete, NE$936$77,209Compare
Becker, MN$889$86,094Compare
Becker, MNCrete, NEHoltville, ALProsser, WASt. Leon, INSt. LeonProsserHoltvilleCreteBeckerSt. LeonProsserHoltvilleCreteBecker

Common questions

Is St. Leon a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 3.00 people, larger than in 88% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 132 Indiana places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $964 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 85% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 132 Indiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is St. Leon expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $280,800.

What salary do you need to live in St. Leon?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to St. Leon?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Prosser, WA, Holtville, AL, Crete, NE and Becker, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares St. Leon with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for St. Leon itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/saint-leon-indiana

Citytistics. “St. Leon, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/saint-leon-indiana/

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