Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Liberty Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. On cost of living, just 20 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Only 29 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on incomes. 19% of the land in Liberty Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 61, 9,794 acres with 14.6 miles of trail. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,726 in 2000, 1,604 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1933 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
The top destinations are Port Allegany (23%), Coudersport (6%) and Olean (5%). For most workers, Liberty Township is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Its median household income comes in at $50,000.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
There are 49 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Liberty Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 61 | 14.6 mi | 9,794 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 59 | 0.5 mi | 347 |
| 3. Susquehannock State Forest | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Liberty Township, the peak summer temperature is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15% of adults in Liberty Township report frequent physical distress; 37% have obesity. Among adults in the town, 38% have high blood pressure.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Liberty Township has had one paid flood insurance claim since 1996. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 87% come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Liberty Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Liberty Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,604 at the time of the census.
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4 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C+ |
| Annin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keating Township | #704 | B− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Ceres Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norwich Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township and Keating Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Annin Township, Ceres Township and Norwich Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
