Town guide

Liberty, Maine

Liberty is a town in Waldo County, Maine, home to about 969 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP code is 04949.

Homes sold for a median of $334 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population96937 per sq mi
Median home value$229,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$334Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Liberty

1 ZIP code

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Around Liberty

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Jetport (PWM)70 miles away
Closer regional airportAugusta State Airport (AUG)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA164 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY347 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Liberty; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Liberty

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Liberty had 934 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 286th largest of 519 towns in Maine by population.

Waldo County grew from 24,185 residents in 1900 to 39,607 in 2020.

Liberty population by census2000: 927, 2010: 913, 2020: 934927200091320109342020

Waldo County, 1900–2020

Waldo County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,185, 1910: 23,383, 1920: 21,328, 1930: 20,286, 1940: 21,159, 1950: 21,687, 1960: 22,632, 1970: 23,328, 1980: 28,414, 1990: 33,018, 2000: 36,280, 2010: 38,786, 2020: 39,60724K’00’1021K’20’3021K’40’5023K’60’7028K’80’9036K’00’1040K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 56.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 69 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LibertyJan: high 30°F, low 12°F, 4.8 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 14°F, 4.2 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 22°F, 5 in; Apr: high 51°F, low 34°F, 5.2 in; May: high 62°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 71°F, low 54°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 60°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 59°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 52°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 41°F, 6.1 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 31°F, 5.3 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 20°F, 5.9 in30°12°Jan4.833°14°Feb4.240°22°Mar5.051°34°Apr5.262°44°May4.271°54°Jun4.577°60°Jul3.276°59°Aug3.469°52°Sep4.557°41°Oct6.147°31°Nov5.336°20°Dec5.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W Rockport 1 Nnw, ME weather station (16 miles away).

Jobs in Waldo County

9,273 jobs at 1,003 businesses in Waldo County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Waldo CountyRetail trade: 1,746 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,561 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,020 jobs; Information: 705 jobs; Construction: 656 jobs; Finance and insurance: 642 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 626 jobs; Wholesale trade: 541 jobsRetail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 17% Manufacturing 11% Information 8% Construction 7% Finance and insurance 7% Hotels and restaurants 7% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Liberty.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mainehealth Waldo HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Belfast16.1 miles
  • Togus Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Augusta19.6 miles
  • Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rockport20.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Liberty

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field · 12 acres1.9 mi

Libraries

  • Gibbs Library7.1 mi
  • M.S.W. Memorial Library7.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Liberty

Public schools here are run by Rsu 03/Msad 03. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Walker Memorial SchoolLibertyK–525Public1.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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