Town guide

Liberty, Tennessee

Liberty is a town in DeKalb County, Tennessee, home to about 406 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37095.

Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population406353 per sq mi
Median home value$186,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$212Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Liberty

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Liberty

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL413 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 334 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.

It’s the 403rd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

DeKalb County grew from 16,460 residents in 1900 to 20,080 in 2020.

Liberty population by census2000: 367, 2010: 310, 2020: 334367200031020103342020

DeKalb County, 1900–2020

DeKalb County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,460, 1910: 15,434, 1920: 15,370, 1930: 14,213, 1940: 14,588, 1950: 11,680, 1960: 10,774, 1970: 11,151, 1980: 13,589, 1990: 14,360, 2000: 17,423, 2010: 18,723, 2020: 20,08016K’00’1015K’20’3015K’40’5011K’60’7014K’80’9017K’00’1020K’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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 56.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LibertyJan: high 48°F, low 29°F, 4.9 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 31°F, 5.1 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 38°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 47°F, 4.8 in; May: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 68°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 67°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 50°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 40°F, 4 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 33°F, 5.9 in48°29°Jan4.952°31°Feb5.161°38°Mar5.371°47°Apr4.879°57°May4.886°65°Jun5.289°68°Jul5.489°67°Aug3.983°61°Sep4.072°50°Oct3.561°40°Nov4.051°33°Dec5.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina, TN weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in DeKalb County

4,323 jobs at 339 businesses in DeKalb County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in DeKalb CountyManufacturing: 1,843 jobs; Retail trade: 604 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 429 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 424 jobs; Other services: 251 jobs; Wholesale trade: 147 jobs; Administrative and support: 134 jobs; Construction: 118 jobsManufacturing 43% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Other services 6% Wholesale trade 3% Administrative and support 3% Construction 3%

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

Health care

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

Nearest hospitals

  • Dekalb Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Smithville8.4 miles
  • Stones River HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Woodbury13.4 miles
  • Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carthage17.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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.

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