Best PlacesNew Liberty, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Liberty, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Liberty ranks 48,496th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Liberty
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
New Liberty's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Liberty ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute22.6 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where New Liberty ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$43,977 median, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Liberty
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Liberty home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,977, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses New Liberty's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Liberty
New Liberty runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Liberty.
Who works in New Liberty, and how
Work in New Liberty centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in New Liberty
New Liberty has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of New Liberty and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Liberty, month by month
New Liberty sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of New Liberty
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Liberty
Schools across New Liberty average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Livingston Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Brookport Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Pope County Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reidland Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Massac Jr High SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Livingston Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Massac County High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Pope Co High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Liberty school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Liberty measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare New Liberty against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Liberty
Is New Liberty a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Liberty ranks 48,496th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and fast internet, and lowest on the schools and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Liberty expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,000. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $43,977 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is New Liberty safe?
New Liberty is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $483 per resident a year.
Compare New Liberty with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Liberty. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Liberty represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
New Liberty detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Liberty: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Liberty: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Liberty: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Liberty: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Liberty detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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