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Liberty vs Rockland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
Rockland has the oldest population (median age 52.9).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Liberty | Rockland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,358Highest |
3,307Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.5±3.6Lowest 8% below NY |
52.9±3.5Highest 33% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.1%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.6%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Liberty and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,047±$6kHighest 21% below NY |
$52,778±$12kLowest 39% below NY |
| Liberty and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,500±$51kHighest 41% below NY |
$155,400±$59kLowest 63% below NY |
| Liberty and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $917±$71Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,119±$152Highest 31% below NY |
| Rockland and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,882Highest 11% below NY |
$3,703Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.5%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
71%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Rockland and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Rockland and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #379 of 484 in NY | #329 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVINGSTON MANOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL | LIVINGSTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.