Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median home value$283,300
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,160/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Kansas City 28%
Liberty
Clay County30,689 residentsLiberty 53
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
10th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
66
Kansas City median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Liberty is like to live in, by category
Bars show Liberty against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Within-state proficiency83rd pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.8
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate95%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index99
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.08%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.44%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute22.9 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés64
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$88,542
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment4.5%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations42%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Liberty on housing & affordability
Liberty's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Prairie Village21 mi from LibertyB− 75 B Lee's Summit22 mi from LibertyC 69 B− Smithville13 mi from LibertyC 63 C+ Kearney9 mi from LibertyC 66 C+ Grain Valley19 mi from LibertyC− 65 C+ Blue Springs18 mi from LibertyC− 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Liberty
Is Liberty, MO a good place to live?
Liberty scores 66 out of 100, 10th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Liberty expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $283,300, 1% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.08%. $1,160/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Liberty?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Liberty sit at the 83rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 13.8 student–teacher ratio. Liberty is served by Liberty 53. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Liberty?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Liberty?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 64 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Liberty old or new?
The median home in Liberty was built in 1986 — newer than the Kansas City median of 1980. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 76% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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