Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Liberty Lake’s best grade is for health: it is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. Its overall grade, B+, puts it better than 72% of U.S. towns. It ranks 45th of 285 in Washington. Incomes are a strength too: the median household earns $119K. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $562K, 7.3 years of the Spokane metro’s $77K median household income. The town’s density of trails is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both the Washington town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 17 of Washington’s 397 towns score higher on hazard risk. This Washington town is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
Where Liberty Lake beats most towns.
7,591 counted in 2010 and 12,003 in 2020; an estimated 14,029 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16.9% since 2020, after 58.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Liberty Lake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,599 in 1980, 12,003 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty Lake. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeCoeur D'Alene Lake
25 mi Theme parkSilverwood Theme Park
15 mi Stadium & arenaNumerica Veterans Arena
15 mi Theme parkRiverfront Park18 mi Ski areaMt. Spokane61 runs · 1,974 ft vertical
15 mi GardenManito Park and Botanical GardensCoeur D'Alene Lake: The original uploader was Jamidwyer at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Silverwood Theme Park: nicanicasather, CC BY 2.0 · Numerica Veterans Arena: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Riverfront Park: en:User:Sundodger, Public domain · Manito Park and Botanical Gardens: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Lake, 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 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Lake.
Liberty Lake carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Washington (mostly inland flooding) and draws workers from Spokane Valley and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 12 miles.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.9% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocky Hill Park | 0.5 mi | 13 |
| 2. Nature's Place at Meadowwood | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| 3. Pavilion Park | 0.1 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of its 7 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Ridgeline High School, with 1,575 students. Public schools: the Central Valley School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 613 | – |
| Ridgeline High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,575 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
9,402 jobs are based in Liberty Lake, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 6,035 in 2013 to 9,402.
Half commute less than 13 miles. Since 2013, Liberty Lake has added 3,367 jobs, to 9,402 in 2023. For most workers, Liberty Lake is a place to come home to: only 14% work in town. Also worth knowing: in Liberty Lake, the mean commuting time is 23 minutes.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Washington is no health insurance: 5.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 8.4% statewide.
In Liberty Lake, 5.4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Liberty Lake is ahead of Washington on 12 and behind on 1. Among adults here, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Liberty Lake | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 8.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Washington towns, with expected losses of about $59 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
66% of Liberty Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 16%. For Liberty Lake, the FEMA hazard score is 5 of 100. Federal aid has come to Liberty Lake households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). Population is up 17% in Liberty Lake since 2020, to 14,029 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Among adults 25 and older here, 49% hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 38.6 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Liberty Lake | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.1% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.6% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
January nights average 24.8°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 80% of Washington places with climate records; July afternoons average 84.3°.
Liberty Lake’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 84°F. About 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 84°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 247 to 198 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Washington, it does better than 64% of towns. Liberty Lake’s rate of thefts and burglaries stands at 13.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.2 per 1,000 residents | 15.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 7.3 years of the Spokane metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $562K) costs more against local pay than in 78% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
The rent at the middle of the market in Liberty Lake is $1,895 a month. A typical home here is worth about $562,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the Washington typical home. Homes sold in Liberty Lake spent a median 32 days on the market.
| Liberty Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,895 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Lake
About 4 of every 100 Liberty Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Where Liberty Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Washington, United States
Liberty Lake is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, located adjacent to the eponymous lake. Located just over a mile (about 2 km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, Liberty Lake is both a suburb of Spokane, Washington, and a bedroom community to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The population was 12,003 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 13,353 in 2024. Liberty Lake was named after a pioneer who settled near the lake, Etienne Edward Laliberte (anglicized as Steve Liberty). The town was previously called Arturdee.
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One town shares a border with Liberty Lake.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Lake | #45 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
| Spokane Valley | #184 | C | D | D | B+ | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Liberty Lake grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #45 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Washington, it does better than 64% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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