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Moving and storage go hand in hand. Whether traveling across town or the country, moving is an exciting and fresh start. While Storage Rentals of America is here to help you with all your storage needs, we also want to help you get familiar with the area. That's why we put together this resource guide for West Liberty.

About West Liberty, Kentucky

West Liberty is a city in Kentucky that can be found by taking U.S. Highway 460 southeast from Lexington. This small town of about 3,500 people sits on the banks of the Licking River. It is the county seat of Morgan County. The city was founded in 1823 and was almost completely burned down in the Civil War. It was rebuilt in the early 1900s and has slowly grown ever since.

Main Street is the center of this little town, reminiscent of a century ago, with small shops and American-style diners lining each side of the street for the few blocks that make up downtown.

What To Do in West Liberty

Each year, during the last weekend in September, there is the Sorghum Festival. The festival will celebrate its 50th year in 2020. About 50,000 people attend from all over the state and parts of America. Even some foreigners visit this festival because it is like riding a time machine and going back over 100 years ago.

The theme for the festival is the 1800s. This means the storefronts decorate their windows in a vintage style from over a century ago. Local Mennonite women wear homemade dresses and bonnets. The Mennonite men wear overalls and handmade boots when they bring their families to town in horse-drawn buggies.

The festival has a parade. Live music is featured on two stages with bluegrass, country, and rock music to enjoy. Delicious food includes Southern favorites like funnel cake and homemade pies. Vendors set up along Route 519. They sell antiques, tools, guns, knives, crafts, and other handmade items. A Civil-War-styled camp is set up, and two battle re-enactments are big crowd-pleasers.

Working in West Liberty

The largest employment sectors in West Liberty are government (15%), health care (11.3%), education (9.7%), and construction (7%). The average salary in West Liberty is around $66,000 per year. Professionals can earn from $42,000 to $123,000 per year. The best retail jobs are store managers for large establishments such as national grocery chains. Store managers earn up to $80,000 per year.

Commute times for most people are 15 to 30 minutes. About 2.6% of the people in West Liberty work at home. Self-employed business owners are 8.3% of the workers. Many of the self-employed are in the services businesses and construction. Areavibes says unemployment is deficient at 0.8%, 84% lower than the national average.

West Liberty, KY Neighborhoods

The best neighborhoods in West Liberty are:

• City Center: Median Home Price is $133,051
• Blairs Mills and Blaze: Median Home Price is $79,757
• Crockett and Elamton: Median Home Price is $69,120
• Nickeel and Salem: Median Home Price is $69.042

West Liberty School District

Public School: There are six public schools in Morgan County School District. Four are elementary schools, one is a middle school, and one is a high school.

Private School: There is only one small private school called Morgan County Christian Academy. It can be found at 1749 W Main Street in West Liberty. It only has a few students (less than 10).

Colleges and Universities: The University of Kentucky has an agricultural extension program that operates a farm in West Liberty. The nearest major university is Morehead State University, which is about 21 miles away in Morehead, Kentucky.

Moving to West Liberty Resource Guide

Here is some helpful contact information for setting up your new place when moving to West Liberty, Kentucky.

• Driver's License and Auto Registration: To register a vehicle or get a Kentucky driver's license/identification card, contact the Kentucky Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Electrical Service: Provided by the Licking Valley Rural Electric. You can start a new service online.
• Natural Gas: Provided by Elam Utility Company telephone: 606-743-3695. To start a new service, visit the office at 459 Main Street in West Liberty.
• Propane: Available from Morgan Co Propane by calling 606-743-2619.
• Water and Sewer Service: Provided by the West Liberty Water Company telephone: 606-743-4553. The office is located at 100 Keeton Heights in West Liberty.
• Garbage Collection and Recycling Services: Provided by the municipal government through West Liberty Waste Treatment telephone: 606-743-4129 with offices located at 600 Wells Hill Lane in West Liberty
• Telephone: Service is provided by Mountain Telephone 606-743-3121 with offices located at 425 Main Street in West Liberty.
• Television/Internet: Services can be compared at Broadband Search.

West Liberty Municipal Government and Parks

The municipal government departments may be found on the City of West Liberty website. West Liberty has three public parks. They are West Liberty Park, Old Mill Park, and the Arnold Helton Memorial Park.

Old Mill Park is popular because it is located on the banks of the Licking River. It is the home of the annual Bluegrass Festival, held on the second weekend in July, and the Market in the Park, held in August.

West Liberty Housing

The median household income in West Liberty, Kentucky, is around $36,000 per year, 19% lower than the rest of Kentucky. The cost of living in West Liberty is the same as in other cities in Kentucky and 11% lower than the national average. The median home price is $149,700, 19% higher than the rest of Kentucky. About 52% of the homes in West Liberty are owner-occupied. The higher home prices in West Liberty indicate this town is a desirable area to live in Kentucky. The median rental price is only $461, which is 33% lower than the rent in other cities in Kentucky. These low rents make it very attractive for young people and families to move to West Liberty.