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LibertyWI

A town of 546.

Is Liberty a good place to live?

12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Liberty, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Liberty has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

546 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
CliftonNorth LancasterEllenboroFennimoreCliftonNorth LancasterEllenboroFennimoreLiberty
Getting set up

Moving to Liberty: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerScenic Rivers Energy Coop15.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterStitzer Sanitary Dist 1 water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFennimore Community School DistrictLancaster Community School District2 districts serve Liberty; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Liberty ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes53825, 5381353825 77% · 53813 22%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Liberty.

Natural hazards

Low risk in Liberty, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.

20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
20Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Liberty’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Liberty for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Liberty has added 30 jobs, to 106 in 2023. Liberty’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).

0%work in town
LibertyWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work27 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$98,000$87,000$80,000
Below the poverty line11%6.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Liberty0%
Lancaster14%
Platteville13%
Dubuque6%
Fennimore6%
16 mi
median commute distance
106
jobs based in Liberty
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Liberty, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Liberty has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring36–57°
Summer59–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Liberty is

Liberty beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 33% of Liberty adults get no exercise outside work.

LibertyWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)33%26%25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%38%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outLibertyWI
More adults with COPD8.1%6.5%
More smokers16.9%13.6%
More adults who get no exercise32.7%26.6%
Grant Regional Health Center
6.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty

15pages on Liberty
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Liberty for work

Where Liberty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Lancaster Lancaster 14% 13% → Platteville Platteville 13% 6% → Dubuque Dubuque 6% 6% → Fennimore Fennimore 6% 5% → Madison Madison 5% 4% → Boscobel Boscobel 4% Liberty · 0% stay
106jobs based in Liberty
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Liberty is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Stitzer, Wisconsin is in the town. The town was named from the American ideal of liberty.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
945 ft

Questions about Liberty

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liberty, WI a good place to live?

Liberty has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.