Liberty TownshipMI
A town of 3,080, settled in 1839.
Is Liberty Township a good place to live?
Liberty Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $250K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Jackson metro’s $66K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 304th of 697 in Michigan. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Grand River Fen Preserve, at 403 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Liberty Township's schools rank ahead of 73% of Michigan towns.
What makes Liberty Township stand out
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Liberty Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), 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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Liberty Township sends most of its workers to Jackson and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Most working residents commute out of Liberty Township
Liberty Township has 289 jobs for its 1,320 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 4% work in town. At $103,000, Liberty Township’s median household income is above both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2011, Liberty Township has added 73 jobs, to 289 in 2021.
| Liberty Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Liberty Township has set aside 4.1% of its land for conservation
9.5 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Liberty Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MacCready Nature Reserve | 5.8 mi | 397 |
| 2. Grand River Fen Preserve | 2.4 mi | 403 |
| 3. Burns Property | — | 89 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Low risk in Liberty Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Liberty Township
Liberty Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 82°F, Liberty Township’s July high is near the Michigan town median (82°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Michigan’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Liberty Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
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 ±4.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Liberty Township is less healthy than 55% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,127 U.S. towns with household incomes like Liberty Township’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
Liberty Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of Liberty Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Liberty Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Michigan Stadium and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
37 mi TheatreMichigan Theater
37 mi MuseumUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art
30 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic39 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
37 mi GardenNichols ArboretumPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0 · University of Michigan Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nichols Arboretum: Pentawing , CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Liberty Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 6 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Liberty Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Liberty Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,059.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
Liberty Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | #304 | B | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Hanover Township | #221 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Somerset Township | #292 | B | C+ | A | B− | B |
| Summit Township | #647 | D | B− | — | C | C− |
| Columbia Township | #462 | C+ | C− | — | B+ | B− |
Liberty Township, Hanover Township, Summit Township and Columbia 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, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Liberty Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #304 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Liberty Township, MI 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+.