Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2 of its places are on the National Register of Historic Places. This town in Indiana has a population of 1,734.
The best of Liberty Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and an A for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Liberty Township’s age of the median resident is 53.3 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 3 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Liberty Township. Its National Register listings include Middletown Bridge. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Waldron Elementary School | PK–5 | 298 |
| Waldron Jr-Sr High School | 6–12 | 323 |
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1903 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Waldron Jr-Sr High School, with 323 students. The Shelby Eastern Schools runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 298 | A |
| Waldron Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 323 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles. The top destinations are Shelbyville (26%), Indianapolis (20%) and Columbus (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Liberty Township: 3% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line here.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 21%, against 30% across Indiana. Among residents in Liberty Township, 24% are 65 or older.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
For adults in Liberty Township, the share who have high blood pressure is 40%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Liberty Township is ahead of Indiana on 3 and behind on 3. Two figures for adults locally: 27% have been diagnosed with depression, 40% have obesity.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half of Liberty Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 26%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve, at 96 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Across 1 park or preserve: 1.3 miles of trail. Liberty Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve | 1.3 mi | 96 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Liberty Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Liberty Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Liberty Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,772 and it contained 723 housing units.
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6 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shelby Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Noble Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Adams Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Addison Township | #290 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Orange Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Liberty Township, Shelby Township, Noble Township and Adams Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Shelby Township, Noble Township, Adams Township and Addison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township and Orange Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2 of its places are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
