Population
Morgantown
30,273
Liberty
30,446
Median Income
Morgantown
$42,245
Liberty
$95,425
Home Value
Morgantown
$238,200
Liberty
$267,900
Rent
Morgantown
$888
Liberty
$1,164
Crime Rate
Morgantown
2.13
Liberty
2.03
Cost of Living
Morgantown
85.3
Liberty
127.9
Avg Temp
Morgantown
N/A
Liberty
N/A
Unemployment
Morgantown
7.6%
Liberty
4.1%
How Similar Are Morgantown & Liberty?
Liberty is Morgantown's #8 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Morgantown
30,273
Liberty
30,446
Both cities have similar populations — Morgantown at 30,273 and Liberty at 30,446.
Violent Crime
Morgantown
2.13
Liberty
2.03
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 5% difference.
Property Crime
Morgantown
19.60
Liberty
15.72
Morgantown has a 20% higher property crime than Liberty.
Political Leaning
Morgantown
50.9%
Liberty
52.0%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 2% difference.
Unemployment
Morgantown
7.6%
Liberty
4.1%
Morgantown has a 46% higher unemployment than Liberty.
Median Income
Morgantown
$42,245
Liberty
$95,425
Liberty's median income is significantly higher than Morgantown's — 56% difference.
Home Values
Morgantown
$238,200
Liberty
$267,900
Liberty has a 11% higher home values than Morgantown.
Education
Morgantown
27.9%
Liberty
26.3%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Morgantown
85.7%
Liberty
86.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Morgantown
85.3
Liberty
127.9
Liberty has a 33% higher cost of living than Morgantown.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Morgantown and Liberty share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Liberty leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Morgantown leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMorgantown scores 66.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 111.9 in Liberty. Morgantown has a living wage (1 adult) of $37,517 vs $56,255 in Liberty (33% lower). Morgantown has a living wage (family of 4) of $88,677 vs $132,967 in Liberty (33% lower).
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Housing Market — Liberty leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLiberty has a vacancy rate of 5.4% compared to 14.5% in Morgantown. Morgantown has a median property tax of $1,267 vs $3,069 in Liberty (59% lower). Liberty has a owner-occupied of 72.0% compared to 44.3% in Morgantown.
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Jobs & Economy — Liberty leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLiberty has a poverty rate of 7.3% compared to 33.6% in Morgantown. Liberty has a unemployment rate of 4.1% compared to 7.6% in Morgantown. Liberty has a median household income of $95,425 vs $42,245 in Morgantown (56% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Liberty leads
Source: FBI UCRMorgantown has a property crime clearance of 28.9% compared to 11.1% in Liberty. Liberty has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.13 compared to 0.20 in Morgantown. Liberty has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.77 compared to 1.15 in Morgantown.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauLiberty has a high school diploma or higher of 43.5% compared to 36.6% in Morgantown. Morgantown has a bachelor's degree or higher of 27.9% compared to 26.3% in Liberty.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLiberty has a population of 30,446, about 1x the size of Morgantown (30,273). Morgantown skews younger with a median age of 24.0 vs 37.3.
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Healthcare — Liberty leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLiberty: 4.0 vs Morgantown: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Morgantown leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMorgantown: 15 min vs Liberty: 20 min for mean commute time. Liberty has a drive alone of 79.5% compared to 62.1% in Morgantown. Liberty has a work from home of 13.5% compared to 12.5% in Morgantown.
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