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The city had 31 schools in 2026. Liberty Lake had a population of 12,737 in July 2026. For Liberty Lake, median household income was US$118,723 a year in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population14,029people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,687EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,666EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.73%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,682offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 6% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean9.02µg/m³country median 7.0 — 29% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Liberty Lake?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Liberty Lake.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,895 per month, while the median home value was US$577,500 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 67%, and the vacancy rate was 6% in July 2026. 44.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Liberty Lake recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,895/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent44.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,503 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics13Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,850 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,666 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes180 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)14Official

Is Liberty Lake a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–56%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–57%
Family54%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–63%
Retirement42%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 32–52%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

3.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 432 of 14,029 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Liberty Lake is 2.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income118,723 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband85.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription95.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet1.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet3.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary4,687 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,039 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate2.73 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Liberty Lake?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,039 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,217of €3,149 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,149
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,850
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,217
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Liberty Lake Salary needed to live in Liberty Lake

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Liberty Lake. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Liberty Lake. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher97.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools31 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count17Official
School enrolment, share of residents29.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio60 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio16Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,930 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio16Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,642 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio16Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Liberty Lake when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLiberty Lake highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Liberty Lake highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Liberty Lake1,682
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,682 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting15Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents72.44 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics13Official
Recorded violent crimes18 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)14Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time22.9 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work1.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Nearest airportSFF3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport15 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Liberty Lake. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Liberty Lake.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Liberty Lake is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.02 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202412Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.22 · Feb 5.83 · Mar 10.72 · Apr 15.33 · May 20.94 · Jun 24.33 · Jul 30.61 · Aug 30.11 · Sep 24.44 · Oct 15.72 · Nov 7.28 · Dec 2.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information19Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.44 · Feb -2.94 · Mar -0.167 · Apr 2.56 · May 6.72 · Jun 10.22 · Jul 13.33 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8.22 · Oct 3.33 · Nov -0.722 · Dec -3.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information19Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.111 · Feb 1.44 · Mar 5.28 · Apr 8.94 · May 13.83 · Jun 17.28 · Jul 21.94 · Aug 21.33 · Sep 16.33 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 3.28 · Dec -0.389 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information19Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.8 · Feb 33.53 · Mar 46.23 · Apr 38.1 · May 43.18 · Jun 37.59 · Jul 17.02 · Aug 13.72 · Sep 17.27 · Oct 37.08 · Nov 51.05 · Dec 55.37 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information19Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading239.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean7.77 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation536.4 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature21.98 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature9.72 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0.04 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Spokane Valley ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 432 is not 1.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.29 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents432 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density853.8 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population14,029 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics13,676 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)14Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value577,500 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes67.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate65.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad3.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage67.24 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage79.1 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance4.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher48.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics13Official
Households with a vehicle available97.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over5,648 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home27.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans92.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on Liberty Lake

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Rathdrum as a Liberty Lake alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Median gross pay, city: €2,643 Rathdrum vs €4,687 Liberty Lake−44%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 914 Rathdrum vs 1,682 Liberty Lake−46%
  • Unemployment: 1.6% Rathdrum vs 2.7% Liberty Lake−42%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ Rathdrum vs 9.0 µg/m³ Liberty Lake−35%
  • Nearest airport: 7.0 km Rathdrum vs 15.0 km Liberty Lake−53%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,528 Rathdrum vs €4,039 Liberty Lake−13%
  • Foreign residents: 1.2% Rathdrum vs 1.3% Liberty Lake−6%
Full comparisonMore about Rathdrum

Plainfield as a Liberty Lake alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2366 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.3% Liberty Lake+375%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 14,029 Liberty Lake+257%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,682 Liberty Lake−56%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 2.7% Liberty Lake+38%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 15.0 km Liberty Lake−40%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 9.0 µg/m³ Liberty Lake−14%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,687 Liberty Lake+3%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Liberty Lake

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Otis Orchards-East Farms 5.4 km away
Rent
1,099 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,445 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Spokane Valley 11.6 km away
Salary
3,497 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Robbinsdale14,030 residentsGrass Valley14,035 residentsChicago Ridge14,036 residentsBroadlands14,021 residentsDestin14,046 residentsJoint Base Lewis McChord14,052 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Liberty Lake?

The median gross salary is 4,039 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Liberty Lake?

The unemployment rate is 2.73 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Liberty Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.02 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Liberty Lake?

Police recorded 1,682 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Liberty Lake?

The published population is 14,029 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Liberty Lake?

432 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Liberty Lake a good place to live?

Liberty Lake may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Liberty Lake?

Otis Orchards-East Farms, Spokane Valley, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Coeur d'Alene are near Liberty Lake. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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