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Liberty TownshipIN

A town of 1,442.

Population
1,442
2025 Census estimate · +1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$169K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
37.7
years
Jobs based here
110
A commuter town

Is Liberty Township a good place to live?

Liberty Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On the outdoors, just 77 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestD−WalkabilityDHealth
Small town

1,442 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Blue River Township · 5 miMooreland · 6 miNew Castle · 6 miHagerstown · 6 miDudley Township · 6 miJefferson Township · 6 mi
Jefferson TownshipDudley TownshipHenry TownshipBlue River TownshipJefferson TownshipDudley TownshipHenry TownshipBlue River TownshipLiberty Township

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 grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.1 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $169K, 2.7 years of the New Castle area’s $63K median household incomeAOpen →HealthLess healthy than 86% of U.S. towns; Henry County Memorial Hospital 5.7 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$72K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB−Open →SchoolsBehind 52% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life0.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.7; 14% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet9 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNew Castle Community School CorporationNettle Creek School Corporation2 districts serve Liberty Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHenry County Board of Voter RegistrationHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP codes47362, 4734647362 91% · 47346 8%Census 2020

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.

HealthD

A larger share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Liberty Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country

44% of adults have obesity in Liberty Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. Among adults locally, 19% smoke cigarettes.

14%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Liberty TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)42%37%36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)44%39%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%17%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%39%35%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLiberty TownshipIN
More adults with COPD10.2%8.1%
More smokers19%15.7%
More adults with heart disease8.2%6.8%
Henry County Memorial Hospital
5.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageLiberty Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby5.7 miles to an ER · Henry County Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IN on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Liberty Township has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

In Liberty Township, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. The average commute for Liberty Township comes to 33 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 67, to 110. The top destinations are New Castle (14%), Indianapolis (12%) and Henry Township (7%).

1%work in town
Liberty TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.1%11%8%
Below the poverty line13%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Liberty Township1%
New Castle14%
Indianapolis12%
Henry Township7%
Anderson3%
27 mi
median commute distance
110
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 1% of U.S. towns
Full pageLiberty Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here110 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Liberty TownshipCommute times33 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Liberty Township’s year

Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 19°, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageLiberty Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Liberty Township, mostly inland flooding

Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Liberty Township is higher. Since 2026, Liberty Township has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts 50% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to tornadoes.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 2026
Full pageLiberty Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claimsSince 2026Past disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty Township

16pages on Liberty Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Behind 52% of IN districtsHealthDBetter than IN on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingAWork & commuteC$72K median household income · 110 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 50% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions60 nearby · Levi Coffin House 19 miLibraryC+Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate84° summer highs · 25″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Liberty Township; the nearest are

Earlham CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond19.5 mi$53,930 tuitionIndiana University-EastUniversity or college · Public · Richmond20.5 mi$8,424 in-state tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis48.1 mi$5,154 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work

Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → New Castle New Castle 14% 12% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 12% 7% → Henry Township Henry Township 7% 3% → Anderson Anderson 3% 3% → Muncie Muncie 3% 3% → Spiceland Township Spiceland Township 3% Liberty Township · 1% stay
110jobs based in Liberty Township
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,455 and it contained 602 housing units. Liberty Township was organized in 1822.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
41 sq mi
Elevation
1,148 ft

Questions about Liberty Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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.