Liberty TownshipDelaware County, IN
A town of 4,476. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Liberty Township a good place to live?
Liberty Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $133K, 2.3 years of the Muncie metro’s $58K median household income. It grades B overall, 306th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 78% of Indiana towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Liberty Township’s median age is 48.4 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is White River Woods, at 117 acres.
What makes Liberty Township stand out
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Liberty Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what
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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Liberty Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and sends most of its workers to Muncie and beyond.
For health, Liberty Township earns a C−
29% of Liberty Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Liberty Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 15% of Liberty Township adults have diabetes.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Liberty Township earns an A−
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $133K.
Its public schools are run by Liberty-Perry Community School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wapahani High School, with 349 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 535 | A− |
| Wapahani High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 349 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Liberty Township’s working residents commute to Muncie
Liberty Township has 482 jobs for its 1,847 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Liberty Township has lost 41 jobs, to 482 in 2023. The top destinations are Muncie (32%), Indianapolis (11%) and Anderson (4%).
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Liberty Township
Liberty Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Liberty Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White River Woods | 0.5 mi | 117 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ruoff Music Center and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
30 mi MuseumFort Recovery
25 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
6 mi GardenMinnetrista
7 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University
8 mi GardenChristy WoodsPhoto credits
Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0 · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain
Everything we know about Liberty Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 5 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Liberty Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 4,414 and it contained 1,997 housing units. Liberty Township was established in 1825.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
Liberty Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | #306 | B | A | — | A− | C− |
| Perry Township | — | — | C | — | A− | D |
| Stoney Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delaware Township | #140 | A− | A+ | — | A− | C |
| Center Township | #536 | C− | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Monroe Township | #399 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Hamilton Township | #337 | B− | B | — | A− | C |
Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Perry Township, Delaware Township, Center Township, Monroe Township and Hamilton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stoney Creek Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Liberty Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Liberty Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Liberty Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #306 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Liberty Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.