Population
Liberty
30,446
Westfield
40,673
Median Income
Liberty
$95,425
Westfield
$82,847
Home Value
Liberty
$267,900
Westfield
$295,500
Rent
Liberty
$1,164
Westfield
$1,064
Crime Rate
Liberty
2.03
Westfield
1.91
Cost of Living
Liberty
127.9
Westfield
126.9
Avg Temp
Liberty
N/A
Westfield
N/A
Unemployment
Liberty
4.1%
Westfield
4.0%
How Similar Are Liberty & Westfield?
Westfield is Liberty's #13 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Liberty
30,446
Westfield
40,673
Westfield has a 25% larger population than Liberty.
Violent Crime
Liberty
2.03
Westfield
1.91
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 6% difference.
Property Crime
Liberty
15.72
Westfield
8.07
Liberty has a 49% higher property crime than Westfield.
Political Leaning
Liberty
52.0%
Westfield
44.5%
Liberty leans Republican while Westfield leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Liberty
4.1%
Westfield
4.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Liberty
$95,425
Westfield
$82,847
Liberty has a 13% higher median income than Westfield.
Home Values
Liberty
$267,900
Westfield
$295,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Liberty
26.3%
Westfield
22.1%
Liberty has a 16% higher education than Westfield.
Demographics
Liberty
86.3%
Westfield
85.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Liberty
127.9
Westfield
126.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Liberty and Westfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Liberty leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Westfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLiberty has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,358 vs $1,734 in Westfield (22% lower). Liberty has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,197 vs $1,382 in Westfield (13% lower). Liberty scores 111.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 126.6 in Westfield.
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Housing Market — Liberty leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLiberty has a median property tax of $3,069 vs $4,638 in Westfield (34% lower). Liberty has a single-family homes of 76.5% compared to 62.7% in Westfield. Liberty has a vacancy rate of 5.4% compared to 6.2% in Westfield.
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Jobs & Economy — Liberty leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLiberty has a work from home of 13.5% compared to 7.5% in Westfield. Liberty has a poverty rate of 7.3% compared to 11.0% in Westfield. Westfield: 20,222 vs Liberty: 15,651 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Westfield leads
Source: FBI UCRWestfield has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 6.47 compared to 13.20 in Liberty. Westfield has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 8.07 compared to 15.72 in Liberty. Westfield has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.10 compared to 0.13 in Liberty.
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Schools & Education — Liberty leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauLiberty has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.3% compared to 22.1% in Westfield. Liberty has a high school diploma or higher of 43.5% compared to 41.1% in Westfield.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWestfield has a population of 40,673, about 1.3x the size of Liberty (30,446). Liberty skews younger with a median age of 37.3 vs 39.0.
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Liberty
Westfield
Healthcare — Liberty leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLiberty: 4.0 vs Westfield: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Liberty: 5 vs Westfield: 3 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Westfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWestfield has a public transit of 2.0% compared to 0.0% in Liberty. Westfield has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.0% in Liberty. Liberty has a work from home of 13.5% compared to 7.5% in Westfield.
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