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A town of 11,151. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Liberty Township grades B+ overall, 225th of 585 graded towns in Indiana, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 94% of the state's. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $97K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $346K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Only 41 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Liberty Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On the outdoors, just 85 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better.
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
9,319 counted in 2010 and 10,908 in 2020; an estimated 11,151 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 855 in 1890, 10,908 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 5 maps from 1940 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw31 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
4 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw36 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Liberty Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it has commutes longer than most of Indiana.
15 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 237 acres with 3 miles of trail. The trail density in Liberty Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve | 4.1 mi | 144 |
| 2. Meadowbrook Nature Preserve | 3.9 mi | 234 |
| 3. Sunset Hill Farm County Park | 3 mi | 237 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Duneland School Corporation. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Chesterton Senior High School, with 1,937 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 491 | A− |
| Chesterton Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,937 | A |
| Liberty Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 452 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 4,869 working residents takes 32.4 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana. Jobs based here grew from 1,336 in 2013 to 3,285.
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Liberty Township has added 1,949 jobs, to 3,285 in 2023. The top destinations are Valparaiso (14%), Chesterton (9%) and Portage (7%).
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $97,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Liberty Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Liberty Township. Liberty Township has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 11,151 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Indiana it is healthier than 77% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,085 U.S. towns with household incomes like Liberty Township’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Liberty Township beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Liberty Township adults feel lonely.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 3 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
5.2% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Township in Indiana, United States
Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,319.
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6 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
Portage Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Liberty Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | #225 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Center Township | #49 | A | B− | — | A+ | B |
| Jackson Township | #98 | A | B+ | — | A | C |
| Portage Township | #444 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Chesterton | #103 | A | B− | — | A | B− |
| Westchester Township | #74 | A | B | — | A | B− |
| Burns Harbor | — | — | B | — | A | B− |
Burns Harbor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Center Township, Jackson Township, Portage Township, Chesterton, Westchester Township and Burns Harbor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Liberty Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #225 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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