Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
95% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Liberty Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 117 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. 95% of households own their home in Liberty Township, above both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). On the outdoors, just 65 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary School | PK–6 | 336 |
| Liberty High School | 7–12 | 253 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 218 in 1880, 543 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 2 maps from 1925 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 7% work in town. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Liberty Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Liberty Township’s median household income is $93,000.
| Liberty Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Liberty CUSD 2. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 336 | A− |
| Liberty High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 253 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Liberty Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Liberty Township home is worth about $242,000, up 21.1% in a year, 18% below the Illinois typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Liberty Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Liberty Township adults binge drink.
| Liberty Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liberty Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi CaveMark Twain Cave
18 mi MuseumMark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
37 mi MuseumCarthage Jail
14 mi National Historic SiteNew Philadelphia National Historic Site
16 mi MuseumJohn Wood MansionMark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 1 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, US
Liberty is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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95% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($65,360 across the Quincy, IL-MO 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.
