Cost of living in Liberty, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $889 a month.
Liberty is a village in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,913 a year.
- People
- 5,142
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $889
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $64,913
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $181,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,299
- Sullivan County, NY
Liberty, New York has about 5,142 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $181,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sullivan County is $1,299 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Liberty. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
New York's prices sit at 107.9 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Liberty's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Liberty bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Liberty's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 622 have higher typical rent than Liberty.
Nearby places
- Loch Sheldrake
Typical rent $1,158
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- South Fallsburg
Typical rent $975
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Typical rent $1,166
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Typical rent $1,723
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Typical rent $1,825
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Typical rent $1,408
- Ellenville
Typical rent $1,320
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New York
Bigger places in New York
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.