Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $159,114 (it was $77,200 in 2000)
Liberty:
$159,114
NY:
$400,400
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $270,318; detached houses: $296,292; townhouses or other attached units: $279,664; in 2-unit structures: $506,859; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,643; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $372,499; mobile homes: $81,693
Median gross rent in 2022: $938.
March 2022 cost of living index in Liberty: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.5%
(22.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.9% for Black residents, 8.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.1% for other race residents, 29.4% for two or more races residents)
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Ancestries: Irish (13.8%), American (5.6%), German (4.7%), English (3.3%), Brazilian (1.9%), Canadian (1.7%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1807
Elevation: 1509 feet
Land area: 2.39 square miles.
Population density: 2,148 people per square mile (low).
1,356 residents are foreign born (23.8% Latin America).
This village:
26.6%
New York:
22.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,333 (3.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,462 (3.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (54.8 miles , pop. 76,415).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (79.0 miles , pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (79.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7.2%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.9%)
Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.0%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.6%)
Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4.5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9.3%)
Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.3%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.0%)
Cashiers (5.8%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.6%)
Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.0%)
Average climate in Liberty, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Liberty-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Liberty village center injured 12 peopleand caused $3 million in damages.
On 5/9/1961, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the village center injured 4 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Liberty-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 150.4 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 195.0 miles away from Liberty center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 193.1 miles away from Liberty center On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 317.9 miles away from Liberty center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 121.9 miles away from Liberty center On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from Liberty center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sullivan County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19 Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Hurricanes: 5, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Liberty:
SDTC - THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY (96 WAWANDA AVE)
SULLIVAN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES CHHA (50 COMMUNITY LANE)
ACHIEVE REHAB AND NURSING FACILITY (170 LAKE STREET)
SULLIVAN CO HOME INFIRMARY (RT 231)
SULLIVAN COUNTY ADULT CARE CENTER (256 SUNSET LAKE ROAD)
WALNUT MOUNTAIN NH (LAKE ST)
College/University in Liberty:
Sullivan County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program (Full-time enrollment: 37; Location: 52 Ferndale Loomis Rd; Public; Website: scboces.org)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Liberty:
Orange County Community College (about 30 miles; Middletown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,742)
Ulster County Community College (about 32 miles; Stone Ridge, NY; FT enrollment: 2,207)
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (about 34 miles; Delhi, NY; FT enrollment: 2,911)
State University of New York at New Paltz (about 35 miles; New Paltz, NY; FT enrollment: 7,319)
Culinary Institute of America (about 42 miles; Hyde Park, NY; FT enrollment: 3,869)
Marist College (about 43 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 5,536)
Mount Saint Mary College (about 43 miles; Newburgh, NY; FT enrollment: 2,166)
Public high schools in Liberty:
LIBERTY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 125 BUCKLEY ST, Grades: 5-12)
LIBERTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $264,009; Location: 189 NORTH MAIN STREET; 29,300 books; 1,904 e-books; 2,668 audio materials; 1,554 video materials; 14 state licensed databases; 6 other licensed databases; 78 print serial subscriptions)
User-submitted facts and corrections:
Sullivan County Community College 4 miles from liberty
Notable locations in Liberty: Liberty Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Liberty Municipal Building (B), J C Young Hose Company Number 1 (C), Ontario Hose Company Number 3 (D), Liberty Hose And Truck Company Number 2 (E), Liberty Theatre (F), Liberty Police Station (G), Achieve Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility (H), Liberty Public Library (I), Liberty Village Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Liberty include: Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Church (A), Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Ahavath Israel Synagogue (C), Liberty Baptist Church (D), First Spanish Pentecostal Church (E), Methodist Church of Liberty (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Catskill Artists Gallery (Museums; 38 South Main Street), DUSO Vending & Amusement CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 471 North Main Street).
Hotels: Budget Inn (2 Oberferst Street), Catskill Motel (White Bridge), Econolodge (Routes 17 & 52), Banks Tourist Home (428 North Main Street).
Sullivan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Liberty and their reported violations in the past:
HANOFEE PARK DAY CAMP (Address: 119 North Main Street , Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Liberty that have no violations reported:
COLD SPRING RD - LIBERTY (Population served: 20,Primary Water Source Type: Purch surface water)
Average household size:
This village:
2.4 people
New York:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This village:
54.8%
Whole state:
63.5%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:
11.3%
Whole state:
6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
119 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
28 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Liberty in 2000:
142 people in nursing homes
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
7 people in other group homes
Banks with branches in Liberty (2011 data):
Catskill Hudson Bank: Colonial Sq. Shopping Center Branch at Colonial Square Shopping Center, 53 Route 52, branch established on 1997/07/22. Info updated 2011/01/31: Bank assets: $351.7 mil, Deposits: $315.6 mil, headquarters in Rock Hill, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Catskill Hudson Bancorp, Inc.
The First National Bank of Jeffersonville: Liberty Branch at 19 Church Street, branch established on 1985/08/24. Info updated 2010/06/02: Bank assets: $432.8 mil, Deposits: $359.9 mil, headquarters in Jeffersonville, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Jeffersonville Bancorp
Bank of America, National Association: Liberty Branch at 1972 Route 52 East, branch established on 1981/06/29. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
TD Bank, National Association: Liberty Branch at 74 North Main Street, branch established on 1999/03/26. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Liberty Branch at 1983 Route 52 East, branch established on 1974/02/01. Info updated 2011/08/08: Bank assets: $76,887.1 mil, Deposits: $60,064.2 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 808 total offices, Holding Company: M&T Bank Corporation
HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Liberty Branch at 53 South Main Street, branch established on 1964/10/12. Info updated 2010/11/30: Bank assets: $206,009.7 mil, Deposits: $149,026.8 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, positive income, 474 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
Religion statistics for Liberty, NY (based on Sullivan County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
15,352
21
Other
9,817
31
Mainline Protestant
4,947
44
Evangelical Protestant
1,399
18
Orthodox
60
2
None
45,972
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Aircraft: DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 900EX (Category: Land, Engines: 3, Seats: 21, Weight: 20,000+ Pounds), Engine: HONEYWELL TFE731-60-1C (4525 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan) N-Number: 246AG, N246AG, N-246AG, Serial Number: 319, Year manufactured: 2019, Airworthiness Date: 01/10/2020, Certificate Issue Date: 02/11/2020 Registrant (Individual): Alan Gerry, One Cablevision Center, Liberty, NY 12754
Aircraft: DASSAULT FALCON 900 EX (Category: Land, Engines: 3, Seats: 21, Weight: 20,000+ Pounds), Engine: HONEYWELL TFE-731-SER (4000 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan) N-Number: 296AG, N296AG, N-296AG, Serial Number: 135, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/2004, Certificate Issue Date: 08/05/2004 Registrant (LLC): Cableair LLC, One Cablevision Center, Liberty, NY 12754 Deregistered:Cancel Date: 01/22/2013, Exported to: Peru
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N (310 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 29BP, N29BP, N-29BP, Serial Number: 4699, Year manufactured: 2018, Airworthiness Date: 09/25/2018, Certificate Issue Date: 12/06/2018 Registrant (Corporation): Pestech Exterminating Inc, Po Box 391, Liberty, NY 12754
Aircraft: BIRMINGHAM MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 1098, N1098, N-1098, Serial Number: 245, Certificate Issue Date: 10/09/1968 Registrant (Individual): George G Jr Birmingham, Po Box 1098, Liberty, NY 12754
Aircraft: DASSAULT FALCON 900 EX (Category: Land, Engines: 3, Seats: 21, Weight: 20,000+ Pounds), Engine: HONEYWELL TFE-731-SER (4000 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan) N-Number: 246AG, N246AG, N-246AG, Serial Number: 135, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/2004, Certificate Issue Date: 08/05/2004 Registrant (LLC): Cableair LLC, One Cablevision Center, Liberty, NY 12754
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD M-62A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES (200 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 46397, N46397, N-46397, Serial Number: 6973AE, Year manufactured: 1942 Registrant (Individual): William F Knief, 7 Fairway Ave, Liberty, NY 12754 Deregistered:Cancel Date: 11/14/2019
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32RT-300 (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 31641, N31641, N-31641, Serial Number: 32R-7885113, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 04/21/1978, Certificate Issue Date: 08/28/1992 Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey Kirsch, 30 Woodland Ave, Liberty, NY 12754 Deregistered:Cancel Date: 06/08/2018
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 52. The highest number of fires - 72 took place in 2008, and the least - 33 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.3%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (16.5%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Liberty, NY
#49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Honduras (population 500+)"
#91 (12754) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Ukrainian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
#47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
#72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
#101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 52. The highest number of fires - 72 took place in 2008, and the least - 33 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.3%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (16.5%).
