Liberty TownshipSt. Joseph County, IN
3,400 people call this town in Indiana home.
Is Liberty Township a good place to live?
Schools are its strong suit (A−): its schools outperform 84% of the state's. Overall, Liberty Township earns an A−, which places it 132nd of 585 in Indiana. It comes out better than just over four fifths of U.S. towns. At about $222K, a typical home costs 3.3 years of the South Bend metro’s $67K median household income. The trade-off is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. 18% of the land in the town is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Liberty Township stand out
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
Liberty Township has shrunk 11% since 2010
3,839 counted in 2010 and 3,416 in 2020; an estimated 3,400 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Liberty Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
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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 looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
Liberty Township has set aside 18.2% of its land for conservation
In Liberty Township, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile. Potato Creek State Park, at 3,768 acres with 29.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The town has 2 parks and preserves, 3,773 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Potato Creek State Park | 29.3 mi | 3,768 |
| 2. North Liberty Town Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Liberty Township’s grade for schools is an A−
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $223K.
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. John Glenn School Corporation runs its public schools. 474 students attend Liberty Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Liberty SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 474 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Liberty Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Since 2013, Liberty Township has lost 50 jobs, to 515 in 2023. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Liberty Township, 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are South Bend (26%), Mishawaka (8%) and Elkhart (7%).
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Liberty Township’s year
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Liberty Township: inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Liberty Township since 2016. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Liberty Township ranks healthier than three in five of the country’s towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 83% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
27% of Liberty Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. CDC measures, 32 in all: Liberty Township beats Indiana on 8 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults here: 34% have obesity, 10% worry about having enough food.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ages in Liberty Township track Indiana closely
Four-year graduates: 29% of adults 25 and older here, 30% across Indiana. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Indiana average. The share of residents in Liberty Township who are 65 or older: 20%.
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Notre Dame Stadium and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
23 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
15 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
22 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
29 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
13 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Liberty Township
Colleges nearby
5 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.
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
About Liberty Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,053.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 43 sq mi
- Elevation
- 738 ft
Liberty Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | #132 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Lincoln Township | #33 | A | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Greene Township | #431 | C+ | A− | — | C− | B |
| Polk Township | #249 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
| Union Township | #366 | B− | B | — | B− | C |
Lincoln Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Lincoln Township, Lincoln Township, Greene Township, Polk Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. 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 A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #132 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and A− for schools.
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 B+.