City Score: Leonard, MI

The score

Leonard, MI scores 46 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 46 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Leonard, MI

• What Leonard is up against: 48 out of 100 — Better than 53% of cities
• Where grace is growing: 49 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cities
• Marriage & family: 66 out of 100 — Better than 81% of cities, down 2 points
• Christian liberty: 18 out of 100 — Better than 16% of cities

What affected it

• This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)
• This quarter: Property crime up 7 percentile points (What Leonard is up against)
• This quarter: Cohabiting households down 6 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Sources

1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Oakland County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Leonard is up against — 48 out of 100

• Violent crime: 417.5 offences per 100,000, better than 20% of cities · 2025, Michigan · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• Property crime: 1259.0 offences per 100,000, better than 71% of cities, up 7 points · 2025, Michigan · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• Sexually transmitted infections: not shown (no data) · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus
• Drug overdose deaths: 12.0 deaths per 100,000, better than 83% of cities, down 3 points · 2025, Oakland County, MI · CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR)
• Adult entertainment outlets: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Gambling outlets: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Cannabis outlets: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Liquor outlets and bars: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Predatory lenders: not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Abortion facilities (mapped): not shown (no data) · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)

Where grace is growing — 49 out of 100

• Church adherents: 482.8 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 52% of cities · 2020, Oakland County, MI · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
• Congregations: 5.9 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 2% of cities · 2020, Oakland County, MI · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
• Charitable giving: 1.2 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 77% of cities · 2023, Oakland County, MI · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
• Given to local needs in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Needs met in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Volunteers mobilized in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• New believers in Joy: not shown (no data) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy

Marriage & family — 66 out of 100

• Children with married parents: 78.4 % of own children under 18 in married-couple families, better than 80% of cities · 2020-2024, Oakland County, MI · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Adults 25-44 married: 49.4 % of people 25-44 married, spouse present, better than 46% of cities, down 8 points · 2020-2024, Oakland County, MI · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Cohabiting households: 6.3 % of households that are cohabiting couples, better than 55% of cities, down 6 points · 2020-2024, Oakland County, MI · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Divorces: 12.7 divorced in the last 12 months per 1,000 married people, better than 68% of cities, up 4 points · 2020-2024, Michigan · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Marriages: 29.3 married in the last 12 months per 1,000 unmarried people 15+, better than 22% of cities, up 4 points · 2020-2024, Michigan · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Births to unmarried mothers: not shown (no data) · CDC WONDER

Christian liberty — 18 out of 100

• Religious Liberty in the States score: 27.1 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 5% of cities · 2026, Michigan · Religious Liberty in the States
• Safeguards fully in law: 3 of the edition's safeguards, better than 3% of cities · 2026, Michigan · Religious Liberty in the States
• State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 0 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 20% of cities · 2026, Michigan · Religious Liberty in the States
• Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.1 incidents per 100,000, better than 44% of cities · 2025, Michigan · FBI Crime Data Explorer

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