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Huntington gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $199K, 3 years of the Huntington area’s $66K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 206th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 82% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 15 places on the National Register. 33% of working residents work locally in Huntington, above both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). On walkability, just 68 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Taylor-Zent House and Moore/Carlew Building.
Where Huntington beats most towns.
Taylor-Zent House
Its 15 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Indiana towns with a listing.
Census counts: 594 in 1850, 17,022 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Huntington is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Huntington.
Huntington is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 18 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Huntington is 5.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Huntington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.6 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 7,885 U.S. towns with household incomes like Huntington’s, it is less healthy than 64%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Huntington. Huntington beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Huntington.
| Huntington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Huntington | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.6 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Victory Noll Acres, at 145 acres.
| Huntington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.8 mi | 38 |
| 2. Victory Noll Acres | — | 145 |
| 3. Yeoman Park | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Huntington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. 65% of Huntington households own their home.
| Huntington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $879 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Huntington has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Huntington’s working residents works in town. Huntington’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (18%), Indianapolis (4%) and Lafayette Township (3%).
| Huntington | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5.8% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington
About 8 of every 100 Huntington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
15 places in Huntington on the National Register of Historic Places.
19 notable people were born in Huntington.
City in Huntington County, Indiana, United States
Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is the largest city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States. It is in Huntington and Union townships. It is also part of Fort Wayne, Indiana's metropolitan area. The population was 17,022 at the 2020 United States census, down from 17,391 in the 2010 United States census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Huntington grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #206 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.
19 notable people were born here, including Dan Butler and Elizebeth Smith Friedman.
