Liberty’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 22 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Liberty has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestDWalkability

What makes Liberty stand out

Where Liberty beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

Small town

1,253 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

St. Nazianz · 3 mi Valders · 4 mi Eaton · 6 mi Newton · 6 mi Meeme · 6 mi Cato · 7 mi

ValdersSt. NazianzCatoMeemeEatonNewtonLiberty

How Liberty grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Liberty is from typical.

How grading works

Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 13% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 5.8% of households have no car; 0.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$88K median household income; 189 jobs based hereB⁺Open →SchoolsBeat 64% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationBOpen →HealthHoly Family Memorial 10.7 miles awayB⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $283K, 4.1 years of the Manitowoc area’s $69K median household incomeB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors3 miles of trailsD⁻Open →History1 notable person born hereBOpen →Civic life3.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 43.3; 23% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

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 →

PowerWisconsin Public Service17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterSt Nazianz WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers73% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offValders Recycling Center, 4 miOpenStreetMap

SchoolsValders Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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 2023

ZIP codes54245, 54220, 53063, 5304254245 75% · 54220 19% · 53063 5% · 53042 1%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 hazardsHazard risk grade A

The biggest natural risk in Liberty is inland flooding, at a very low overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Liberty sits below 87% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 47% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves.

13risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesHail

Full pageLiberty’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters7 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁺

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Liberty’s workers commute out

In Liberty, 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Liberty to do it: just 3% work in town. The average trip to work for Liberty comes to 20 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.

3%work in town

	Liberty	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	20 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	4.4%	6.4%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	2.7%	8.3%	8%
Work from home	9.3%	12%	11%

Where working residents work

In Liberty3%

Manitowoc20%

Valders8%

Sheboygan4%

Cato3%

14 mi

median commute distance

189

jobs based in Liberty

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns

Full pageLiberty’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here189 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Liberty Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Liberty

Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 11°; snowfall runs to about 35 inches a winter. The seasons in Liberty: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–29°

Spring34–53°

Summer57–77°

Fall39–57°

Oct 20

typical first frost

Apr 30

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLiberty’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 11°Rain & snow35″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB⁻

Liberty is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns

Among adults in Liberty, 36% have high blood pressure. The town tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work locally, above both the Wisconsin town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%).

48%healthier than U.S. townsB⁻Health Grade

	Liberty	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	20%	16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	30%	26%	25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	40%	38%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	29%	30%	33%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better32 too close to call0 worse

Holy Family Memorial

In Manitowoc · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

Full pageLiberty’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearbyHoly Family Memorial How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 0 of 32

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

OutdoorsD⁻

0% of Liberty is conserved land

3.3 miles of trail. In Liberty, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 22,593 acres

3.3 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Full pageLiberty’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map3.3 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Liberty?”

Nearby attractions

Lambeau Field and 19 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Liberty. Close and well known come first.

All 25 attractions →

Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field

27 mi LakeLake Winnebago

12 mi MuseumUSS Cobia

35 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center

33 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum

28 mi Ancient siteRouse Simmons

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty

18pages on Liberty

The big questions

SchoolsBBeat 64% of WI districts HealthB⁻Better than WI on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingB⁻Work & commuteB⁺$88K median household income · 189 jobs here Natural hazardsAFEMA risk higher than 13% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsD⁻3 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions25 nearby · USS Cobia 12 mi LibraryBKiel Public Library CollegesLakeshore Technical College is 8.4 mi away

The story

Famous people1 born in Liberty Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 1,253 residents Climate80° summer highs · 35″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty

Lakeshore Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cleveland8.4 mi$4,844 in-state tuition Lakeland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Plymouth12.2 mi$33,396 tuition

About 3 of every 100 Liberty residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Liberty for work

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

189jobs based in Liberty

3%of working residents work in town

14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Liberty is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2020 census.

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

Area: 35 sq mi
Elevation: 830 ft
Area code: 402

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