Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,021, founded in 1806.
The best of Liberty’s subject grades are an A for safety and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D− for health. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Liberty, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On health, just 11 of Kentucky’s 237 towns do worse. The median household income is $29K, and 32% of residents live below the poverty line. Liberty has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Casey County Courthouse and Liberty Downtown Historic District. Liberty has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Liberty beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Liberty | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.4% | 5.4% |
Where Liberty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Liberty is from typical.
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Census counts: 33 in 1810, 2,028 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty, 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.
35% of Liberty adults say their health is fair or poor, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 19%. 22% of Liberty adults report frequent physical distress. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Liberty.
| Liberty | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Liberty | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.4% | 5.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 17% | 10.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.4% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Casey County school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Casey County High School, with 630 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey County Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 497 | B |
| Casey County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 630 | A− |
| Liberty Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 369 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
About one in 4 of Liberty’s working residents works in town. Liberty’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Liberty has added 201 jobs, to 1,493 in 2023.
| Liberty | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $29,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No town among the 116 in Kentucky we compare has a lower property crime rate than Liberty.
| Liberty | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Liberty home is worth about $161,000, down 1.6% in a year, 30% below the Kentucky typical home. The median rent in Liberty is $617 a month.
| Liberty | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $617 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 54% | 59% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Liberty has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Liberty.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Ag Center Hiking Trails, at 33 acres.
| Liberty | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ag Center Hiking Trails | 0.9 mi | 33 |
| 2. Gateway Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Liberty City Green | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Liberty; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Liberty residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
2 places in Liberty on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Liberty is a home rule-class city in Casey County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the 2020 census, Liberty had a population of 2,028.
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That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($45,510 across the county).
2 notable people were born here, including Carl Mays and William N. Sweeney.
