Liberty TownshipOH
A town of 2,482, platted in 1815. 38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Liberty Township a good place to live?
Liberty Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and civic life and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 135 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. On civic life, just 79 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is North Turkeyfoot State Area, at 53 acres. 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.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Center Elementary School | K–4 | 413 |
| Liberty Center Middle School | 5–8 | 293 |
| Liberty Center High School | 9–12 | 306 |
Every workday, about 1,882 people come to Liberty Township for work
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Liberty Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
With 2.0 jobs for every working resident, Liberty Township draws in 1,882 commuters
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Liberty Township fell to 1,993 in 2023, 205 fewer than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Liberty Township, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Liberty Township’s schools beat 91% of Ohio districts
Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Liberty Center High School, with 306 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Center Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 413 | A |
| Liberty Center High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 306 | A− |
| Liberty Center Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 293 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Liberty Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Liberty Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Liberty Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Liberty Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Liberty Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Liberty Township, against 38% in Ohio’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 13% of adults have diabetes in Liberty Township.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Ohio’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 22% of Liberty Township residents are 65 or older. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 44 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 63% are men (OH 47%).
| Liberty Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Turkeyfoot State Area | 0.4 mi | 53 |
| 2. Liberty Center Soccer | — | 17 |
| 3. Liberty Center Memorial Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Liberty Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 4 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Liberty Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Harrison Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| York Township | #383 | B+ | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Napoleon · Napoleon Township | #307 | B+ | A+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C |
Liberty Township, Harrison Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Harrison Township, York Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Napoleon Township and Napoleon are one community, graded once. Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Liberty Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Liberty Township, OH a good place to live?
38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Liberty Township, OH 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−.