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Health in Liberty Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Within Indiana, Liberty Township is healthier than 77% of graded towns

Liberty Township differs from Indiana on 9 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 8 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 46118, 46158, 46168, 46122. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Liberty Township

Liberty Township looks healthier next to Indiana than next to the country

It’s healthier than 77% of the 589 Indiana towns we grade, but 55% of towns nationwide. Much of Indiana scores low on these measures. Health Grade ↓

Cancer runs high in Liberty Township

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.7%), vs 8.3% across Indiana. Conditions ↓

Fewer Liberty Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Indiana. 1 in 10 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 7 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Indiana figure falls outside Liberty Township’s likely range; Liberty Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 46118, 46158, 46168, 46122, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Liberty Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Liberty Township is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns, #134 of 589 in Indiana. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 73% of U.S. towns); diabetes pulls it down (better than 40%).

BSelf-rated health18.7% · IN 20.6% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.8% · IN 13.8% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.3% · IN 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity37.1% · IN 38.4% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes12.7% · IN 13% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking15.1% smoke · IN 15.7% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise22.1% · IN 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 55%
Less healthyHealthier
Indiana towns we grade (589)Healthier than 77%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $62K–$103K (10,599)Healthier than 54%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Liberty Township’s median household income is $82,171; among the 10,599 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($62K–$103K), it’s healthier than 54%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Liberty Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 46118,46158,46168,46122), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10
Liberty Township adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · IN 14.7%
Better than IN
1 in 12
Liberty Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · IN 11.2%
Better than IN
1 in 17
Liberty Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · IN 8.4%
Better than IN
1 in 17
Liberty Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · IN 7.7%
Better than IN

5.7% of Liberty Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Liberty Township adults…

Liberty Township runs above IN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Liberty Township adults have had cancer
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–10.7%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Getting care

Care in and near Liberty Township

No hospital or community health center in Liberty Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERHendricks Regional HealthDanville · 7.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHendricks Regional Health★★★★★ · 7.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMeridian Health ServicesMooresville · 8.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.1 mi
Hendricks Regional Health
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
8.2 mi
Meridian Health Services
Mooresville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.4 mi
Franciscan Health Mooresville
Mooresville · ★★★★★
ER
11.3 mi
Damar Services
2 sites · nearest in Indianapolis
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.1 mi
Iu Health West Hospital
Avon · ★★★★★
ER
18.5 mi
Putnam County Hospital
Greencastle · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careLiberty Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLiberty Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Liberty Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Liberty Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.1%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16.1%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Liberty Township, betterLiberty Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Liberty Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Liberty Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

80%Yearly checkupIN 80%
63%Dentist visitIN 61%
88%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
71%Colon screeningIN 66%
77%MammogramIN 76%
80%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Liberty Township 6.8% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Liberty Township adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Liberty Township does better than Indiana.

3 in 10Liberty Township adults feel lonely
29.4% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Liberty Township adults lack social or emotional support
20% · IN 23.2% · Better than IN
1 in 4Liberty Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Liberty Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Liberty Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Liberty Township and the towns around it

Liberty Township’s Health Grade ranks 6th of 9 graded towns around it.

Guilford Township: 36.9%Plainfield: 36.8%Center Township: 36.2%Monroe Township: 37.8%Clay Township: 38%Franklin Township: 37.8%Avon: 35.9%Washington Township: 36.1%Indianapolis: no dataBrown Township: 37.6%Decatur Township: 38.9%Wayne Township: 40.9%Marion Township: 36.7%Middle Township: 35.5%Union Township: 37.8%Gregg Township: 38.3%Adams Township: 37.8%Jefferson Township: 39.3%Lincoln Township: 35.7%Brownsburg: 35.6%Liberty Township: 37.1%Liberty TownshipGuilford TownshipPlainfieldCenter TownshipMonroe TownshipClay TownshipFranklin TownshipAvonWashington TownshipHendricks Regional Health · Danville · 7.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHFranciscan Health Mooresville · Mooresville · 8.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHIu Health West Hospital · Avon · 12.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHMeridian Health Services · Mooresville · 8.2 mi+Damar Health Services- Ameriplex · Indianapolis · 11.3 mi+
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Avon35.9%
Washington Township36.1%
Center Township36.2%
Plainfield36.8%
Guilford Township36.9%
Liberty Township37.1%
Monroe Township37.8%
Franklin Township37.8%
Clay Township38%
IN38.4%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Liberty TownshipB37.1%12.7%15.1%ZIP codes
Guilford TownshipB36.9%11.5%14.6%ZIP codes
PlainfieldB+36.8%11.2%14.3%CDC place
Center TownshipB+36.2%11%13.6%ZIP 46122
Clay TownshipB−38%12.5%15.5%ZIP codes
Monroe TownshipC+37.8%13.3%16.3%ZIP codes
AvonA−35.9%10.8%12.7%CDC place
Franklin TownshipB−37.8%13%15.8%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.6%

of Liberty Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Indiana

Every CDC estimate for Liberty Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Liberty Township is better than Indiana on 8 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Indiana figure falls inside Liberty Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Liberty TownshipINU.S.vs IN
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.7%15.9–21.620.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.8%12–15.813.8%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.3%14.2–18.317.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity37.1%31.5–43.338.4%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.7%10.9–14.613%12%About the same
High blood pressure38.8%35–42.637.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)41.1%37.2–45.137.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis31.4%28.3–34.928.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.1%9.8–12.611.2%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.7%8.8–10.78.3%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease7.2%6.3–8.16.8%6.4%About the same
COPD8.1%7–9.48.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.5%3.1–3.93.5%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.1%10.8–15.815.4%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%12.6–17.915.7%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work22.1%18.3–26.124.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.1%13.3–1916.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.5%32.5–42.537.1%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.8%5.5–8.38.9%11%Better
Checkup in the past year79.7%76.4–82.779.7%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.1%59.9–66.461.2%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.9%86.1–89.685.8%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.9%77.1–82.477.4%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)71.1%67.1–74.966.3%65.5%Better
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.6%69.8–82.576.4%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23%19.8–26.525.1%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29.4%25.5–33.432.8%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20%17.1–22.923.2%23.6%Better
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.3%8.5–12.414.7%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing8.3%6.9–9.811.2%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6%5.1–6.98.4%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation5.9%5–6.77.7%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)5.7%4.6–6.98.6%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability29.6%25.6–33.831.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.4%11.4–15.614.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.6%11.8–15.715%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.6–8.57.1%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.2%3.6–4.85%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.3%6.3–8.48.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–3.83.7%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Indiana figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Liberty Township

Is Liberty Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Liberty Township is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health, #134 of 589 in Indiana. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 54%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Liberty Township?

CDC estimates 37.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 31.5% and 43.3%, against 38.4% across Indiana and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Liberty Township?

Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, 7.1 miles in a straight line from Liberty Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Liberty Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.5–8.3%), against 8.9% across Indiana.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Liberty Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.