Carpet Stair, Union Street, Liberty, IN, 2019
Liberty Township’s story
Liberty Township in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1897.
Explore the history →Liberty TownshipIN
It is a town of 1,010 residents in Indiana. 2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Population
1,010
2025 Census estimate · −3.4% since 2020
Median home value
$184K
Census ACS
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
36.1
years
Jobs based here
50
A commuter town
Is Liberty Township a good place to live?
Liberty Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and civic life and an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Liberty Township. 93% of households live in a home they own in Liberty Township, above both Indiana’s towns (76%) and U.S. towns (73%). 25% of the land in Liberty Township is conserved, where Indiana’s towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 9 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Brookville Lake, 2,563 acres with 5.5 miles of trail. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Liberty Township stand out
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,010 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Harmony TownshipCenter TownshipJennings TownshipBrownsville TownshipUnion 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.
Cost of livingTypical home $184K, 2.4 years of the county’s $76K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsBeat 64% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listC+Open →Jobs & income$85K median household incomeB−Open →HealthMccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital 15 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsAmong the best for parks and open landAOpen →HistoryClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →Civic life7.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLiberty Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereUnion County Circuit Court ClerkUnion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes47353, 47331, 4732547353 94% · 47331 3% · 47325 2%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.
OutdoorsA
For the outdoors, Liberty Township earns an A
24 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Liberty Township’s trail density stands at 1.0 miles per square mile.
25.3%conserved
25.3%
conserved · 4,033 of 15,913 acres
24 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookville Lake | 5.5 mi | 2,563 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Liberty Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
6.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Liberty Township. Employers in Liberty Township added 20 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 50. The top destinations are Richmond (15%), Liberty (14%) and Oxford (10%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
0%work in town
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Liberty Township0%
Richmond15%
Liberty14%
Oxford10%
Indianapolis7%
18 mi
median commute distance
50
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Liberty Township’s year
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 21°, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Health in Liberty Township trails 54% of U.S. towns
81% of Liberty Township adults had a checkup this year. The town beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
46%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Liberty Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
5 better26 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Liberty Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
15 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Moderate risk in Liberty Township, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 40% come from inland flooding and 34% from strong winds. Liberty Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 52 of 100.
52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 82 attractions →Creation Museum and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
40 mi GardenSpring Grove Cemetery
35 mi LandmarkWilliam Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial
37 mi LandmarkLux Mundi28 mi Theme parkStricker's Grove
24 mi MuseumLevi Coffin HouseSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0 · William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Liberty Township
18pages on Liberty Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
Earlham CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond14.5 mi$53,930 tuitionBethany Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond14.7 mi
About 3 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
50jobs based in Liberty Township
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Liberty Township
Town in Indiana, United States
Liberty is a town in and the county seat of Union County, Indiana, United States, located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the state's border with Ohio. The population was 2,000 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 984 ft
- ZIP code
- 47353
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Liberty Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Liberty Township, IN a good place to live?
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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+.