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2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Liberty grades low on several counts. Health is its weak spot: residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. At about $220K, a typical home costs 2.7 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $54K, and a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. The overall grade comes out at D, 524th of 640 in Texas. Set against the rest, it does better than 8% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Liberty Municipal Park, at 92 acres. A tenth of the land locally is conserved, above both the Texas town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap · USGS PAD-US.
Where Liberty beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Cleveland-Partlow HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Liberty is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1835, comes before those of 96% of the Texas towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 584 in 1860, 8,279 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1979 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
4 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.
Liberty has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and trades workers with Houston and other neighbors.
Liberty: 19% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Liberty is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 21. 36% of adults in Liberty get no exercise outside work; 18% report frequent physical distress.
| Liberty | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Liberty | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.9% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Liberty ISD. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Liberty H S, with 768 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 685 | B− |
| Liberty H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 768 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Liberty’s rate of thefts and burglaries is 17.6 per 1,000 residents. Its level of violent crime is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Liberty | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.6 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2.7 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home (about $220K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. 66.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas.
A home in Liberty typically sold within 63 days of listing. Zillow values the typical Liberty home at about $220,000, down 2.1% in a year, 26% below the Texas typical home. For Liberty, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,060 a month.
| Liberty | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,060 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Liberty weather station records that about 101 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 42.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.6°.
It almost never snows. The January low locally is 43°F.
| Liberty | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Liberty has about as many jobs (3,347) as working residents, but only 395 people both live and work here.
Commuting out is the norm in Liberty: 12% of working residents work locally. Jobs based locally fell to 3,347 in 2023, 495 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Houston (22%), Dayton (5%) and Baytown (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 39 miles away.
| Liberty | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails total 6.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Liberty comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 468 acres.
| Liberty | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liberty Municipal Park | 0.7 mi | 92 |
| 2. Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Champion Lake Area | — | 376 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
468 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 67 properties have flooded more than once.
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 468 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Liberty. Expected losses in Liberty break down as 28% from inland flooding and 27% from hurricanes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 14 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Liberty; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Liberty residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
4 places in Liberty on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Liberty.
City in Texas, United States
Liberty is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Liberty County. The population was 8,279 at the 2020 census. It serves as the county seat of Liberty County. Liberty is the third oldest city in the state—established in 1831 on the banks of the Trinity River. The city also has a twin of the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its area code is 936 and its ZIP code is 77575.
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2 towns share a border with Liberty.
Ames has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ames reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Liberty with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Liberty grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #524 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Bill Dodd and Tink Riviere.
