Liberty Triangle is an unincorporated community in Marion County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Liberty Triangle

Liberty Triangle is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Liberty Triangle deals with rent well above the national average, household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

  • Affordable home prices

The not so good

  • Rent well above the national average
  • Below-average household incomes
  • Above-average commute times
  • High student-teacher ratio
  • Hot summers
  • Above-average rainfall

How Liberty Triangle compares

Median household income

Liberty Triangle$64,943
Florida avg$74,568
US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Liberty Triangle$1,711
Florida avg$1,669
US$1,413

Median home value

Liberty Triangle$275,500
Florida avg$359,000
US$332,700

What it takes to move to Liberty Triangle

Based on Liberty Triangle's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,422

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

  • Income to keep rent under 30%: $68,440 a year
  • 38% of Liberty Triangle renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$55,100

a 20% down payment on the median home

  • With 10% down: $27,550
  • Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 21% above US

$1,711/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,711 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $275,500. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $275,500 · 38% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Marion County is 4.9%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Marion County (county-wide)

Safety

224 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Liberty Triangle doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Marion County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 632/100k · Policed by Marion County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone
79%
Work from home
10%
Carpool
9.1%
Other
1.2%
Walk
0.7%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 47°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)
30°50°70°90°7.5"Jan: 3.38" precipitationFeb: 2.94" precipitationMar: 3.68" precipitationApr: 2.22" precipitationMay: 3.53" precipitationJun: 7.41" precipitationJul: 6.94" precipitationAug: 7.07" precipitationSep: 6.49" precipitationOct: 3.21" precipitationNov: 2.09" precipitationDec: 2.68" precipitation46°JJan: high 71°F, low 46°FFFeb: high 74°F, low 48°FMMar: high 79°F, low 52°FAApr: high 84°F, low 57°FMMay: high 89°F, low 64°FJJun: high 91°F, low 70°F92°JJul: high 92°F, low 72°FAAug: high 92°F, low 73°FSSep: high 90°F, low 70°FOOct: high 84°F, low 63°FNNov: high 77°F, low 54°FDDec: high 72°F, low 48°F

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 28% below US

26% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Matanzas National Monument (74 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Liberty Triangle's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,711/mo) equals 32% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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