Halbert TownshipIN
A town of 1,552.
Is Halbert Township a good place to live?
The best of Halbert Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. 29% of the land in Halbert Township is conserved, above both the Indiana town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Hoosier National Forest, at 5,489 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 109 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on the outdoors. Halbert Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Halbert Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Halbert Township is from typical.
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Moving to Halbert Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Halbert Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Halbert Township.
nearly a quarter of the land in Halbert Township is protected from building
Walkers can cover 16 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. For Halbert Township, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 2.2 mi | 5,489 |
| 2. Martin County State Forest | 1.6 mi | 290 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Halbert Township’s schools rank behind 65% of Indiana districts
Public schools: Shoals Community School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoals Community Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 276 | C |
| Shoals Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 201 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Residents of Halbert Township are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
27% of adults get no exercise outside work in Halbert Township. The share of adults in Halbert Township who have diabetes is 15%, against 13% in Indiana’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns.
| Halbert Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Halbert Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Halbert Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Halbert Township’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 72 of 100. Since 1990, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. Expected losses in Halbert Township break down as 68% from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Halbert Township
In Halbert Township, the July high is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Halbert Township has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 777 commuters
Halbert Township had 870 jobs in 2023, up 177 from 2013. Most people who work leave Halbert Township to do it: just 15% work in town. The mean commuting time here is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Jasper (18%), Shoals (8%) and Loogootee (4%).
| Halbert Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Halbert Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Halbert Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Halbert Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Halbert Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Halbert Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,545 and it contained 711 housing units.
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- Area
- 52 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
Halbert Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Halbert Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halbert Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Center Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Shoals | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitcheltree Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lost River Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northwest Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spice Valley Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
Halbert Township, Center Township and Spice Valley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Halbert Township, Center Township and Spice Valley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shoals, Mitcheltree Township, Lost River Township and Northwest Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Halbert Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Halbert Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Halbert Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.