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Liberty Triangle.
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
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
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
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
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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