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1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 156.
Population
156
residents
Median home value
$214K
Census ACS
Household income
$114K
median
Median age
37.4
years
Small town
156 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Liberty has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
44″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter8–28°
Spring33–57°
Summer59–82°
Fall35–59°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Liberty is
Liberty tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Huron Regional Medical Center
13 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
6% of Liberty is conserved land
3.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
6%conserved
6%
conserved · 1,399 of 23,269 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →