Libertyviewdownvalley, 2020
Liberty’s story
167 years in pictures
Census counts: 274 in 1900, a low of 196 in 1950, 1,522 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2020 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
- 1859Liberty is settled
LibertyUT
A town of 1,484, settled in 1859.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Gyejournal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,484
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$826K
Census ACS
Household income
$107K
median
Median age
37.9
years
Jobs based here
342
A commuter town
Is Liberty a good place to live?
Liberty’s best subject grade is an A for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. On the outdoors, just 8 of Utah’s 173 towns do worse. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, at 633 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Liberty has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A growing town
Liberty has grown 21% from 2010 to 2020
1,257 counted in 2010 and 1,522 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Liberty grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Liberty is from typical.
HealthIntermountain Health Mckay-Dee Hospital 11.9 miles awayAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $826K, 8.2 years of the Ogden metro’s $101K median household incomeDOpen →Hazard riskavalanches tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.8 of 20; 2% of households have no car; 0.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & incomeB+Open →SchoolsBeat 56% of Utah districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 64 attractions →Great Salt Lake and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
5 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain10 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical
25 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park6 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Great Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Liberty: who provides what
Liberty is unincorporated, so Weber County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLiberty Pipeline CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesWeber CountyWeber County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWeber County Clerk AuditorWeber County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8431084310 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty.
HealthA
Liberty ranks healthier than nine in ten of the country’s towns
The share of adults in Liberty who have high blood pressure is 31%, above the Utah town median (28%) but below the median of U.S. towns (35%). This Utah town does better than the Utah average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4. Only 6 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Liberty. 7.1% of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
92%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Liberty | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 8% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Utah
13 better15 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Liberty | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.2% |
Intermountain Health Mckay-Dee Hospital
11.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Liberty stands out in Utah and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Liberty’s middle household income stands at $107,000, against $101,000 in Utah’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Employers in Liberty added 241 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 342. Its average trip to work is 28 minutes. Half commute less than 14 miles.
1%work in town
| Liberty | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Liberty1%
Ogden20%
Salt Lake City13%
Eden4%
Wolf Creek4%
14 mi
median commute distance
342
jobs based in Liberty
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Liberty has snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 16° and about 108 inches of snow falls in a winter.
108″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–36°
Spring35–58°
Summer53–83°
Fall36–61°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 25
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
High risk in Liberty, with avalanches at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Liberty sits above 61% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Liberty break down as 56% from avalanches and 23% from wildfires.
61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesWildfireInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade D
A home in Liberty sells for about $930K at the median
Liberty: 87% of households own their home. Among 118 Utah towns, just 4 have a higher going rate for rent than Liberty.
$930Kmedian sale price
| Liberty | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,453 a month | $1,538 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 79% | 73% |
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsC−
0% of Liberty is conserved land
4.4 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Liberty’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,722 acres
4.4 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 1.1 mi | 633 |
| 2. North Fork Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
| 3. Liberty Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Liberty
17pages on Liberty
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty
About 4 of every 100 Liberty residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
Small town
1,484 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Wolf CreekLiberty
About Liberty
CDP in Utah, United States
Liberty is a census-designated place in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,522 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Ogden Valley census county division.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1859
- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,167 ft
Questions about Liberty
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Liberty, UT expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $826,000, 55% above the Utah typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.