Clay County · Missouri · Midwest · 31k residents
Liberty, MO: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Liberty: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Missouri median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,247/wk. Missouri's corporate income tax rate is 4%. Commercial electricity averages 10.3¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,247/wk
Corporate income tax
4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
39.6%
Commercial electricity
10.3¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Liberty's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
29/100
Cooling
Ranks Liberty's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $283,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $155 |
| Property tax rate | 0.88% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $942/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,172/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.95% |
| Sales tax | 8.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 4% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,247/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.3¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 26.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $124,990 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $83,040 |
| Wage: General manager | $90,490 |
| Wage: Customer service | $44,350 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,850 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,170 |
| Wage: Electrician | $76,860 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,320 |
| Cost of living index | 86 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $78/mo |
| Gas price | $3.00/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $88,542 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% |
| Population | 31k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 90/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 88°F |
| January low | 17°F |
| Annual snowfall | 19 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.6% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +3.8% |
| Rent MoM | +0.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.9% |
| Building permits YoY | -10.4% |
| Ocean coast | 648 mi |
| Big lake | 91 mi |
| Mountains | 231 mi |
| Major airport | 16 mi |
| Ski resort | 209 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Liberty a good place to run a business?
- Missouri's corporate income tax rate is 4%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,247/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.3¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Liberty, MO?
- Liberty indexes at 86 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,172/mo and a acs median home value of $283,300.
- How much does a house cost in Liberty?
- The acs median home value in Liberty is $283,300 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Liberty?
- A two-bedroom in Liberty rents for about $1,172/mo.