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Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Huntington Township’s overall grade of B puts it better than 63% of U.S. towns, 272nd of 585 in Indiana. Cost of living is its strong suit (A): a typical home costs about $137K, 2.1 years of the Huntington area’s $66K median household income. The trade-off is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind three quarters of the country. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $60K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Its National Register listings include Rangeline Road Bridge. A third of working residents work locally in the town, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 7.9% across U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places · Census LEHD, 2024.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Huntington Township is from typical.
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Where Huntington Township beats most towns.
Chief Richardville House and Miami Treaty Grounds
Census counts: 594 in 1850, 17,022 in 2020. The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 places in Huntington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ordered by what stands out in Huntington Township.
For adults in Huntington Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 15%. Among adults here, 41% have obesity and 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Huntington Township | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Huntington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of the 9 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by Huntington Co Com School Corp. Public school enrollment in Huntington Township: 2,341 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 596 | C |
| Huntington North High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,441 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Trails run 4.6 miles in 16 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Victory Noll Acres, at 146 acres. Huntington Township’s trail density is put at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Huntington Township | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Evergreen Park | 0.9 mi | 53 |
| 2. Memorial Park | 0.8 mi | 38 |
| 3. Pehkokia Woods Preserve | 0.4 mi | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half commute less than 18 miles. The top destinations are Huntington (31%), Fort Wayne (19%) and Indianapolis (4%). Its mean commuting time is 20 minutes.
| Huntington Township | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 33% | 11% | 7.9% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Expected losses in Huntington Township break down as 54% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. The national flood insurance program has paid 22 claims here since 1982. The FEMA risk score here locally is 44 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington 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.
1 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington Township
About 8 of every 100 Huntington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
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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4 towns share a border with Huntington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Township | #272 | B | A | — | B | C |
| Union Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Dallas Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Clear Creek Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Lancaster Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
Union Township, Dallas Township, Clear Creek Township and Lancaster Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Huntington Township, Union Township, Dallas Township, Clear Creek Township and Lancaster Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Huntington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Huntington Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #272 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health 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.
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