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A town of 2,805, settled in 1817.
Halfmoon Township grades A overall, ranked 198th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 92% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 88% of the country. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $121K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $443K, 6 years of the State College metro’s $74K median household income. 43% of the land in Halfmoon Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 176, at 3,489 acres with 37.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Halfmoon Township beats most towns.
43% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Halfmoon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,357 in 2000, 2,819 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1808 and 7 maps from 1922 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Halfmoon 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Halfmoon Township.
Halfmoon Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sends most of its workers to College Township and beyond.
Its 6,473 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 97% of Pennsylvania towns.
44 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Halfmoon Township’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 176 | 37.6 mi | 3,489 |
| 2. Rothrock State Forest | 2.7 mi | 155 |
| 3. Gray's Woods Preserve | 0.8 mi | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 5,609 U.S. towns with household incomes like Halfmoon Township’s, it is healthier than 73%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
14% of Halfmoon Township adults report frequent mental distress. Halfmoon Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Halfmoon Township adults binge drink.
| Halfmoon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Halfmoon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Halfmoon Township has 264 jobs for its 1,524 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Halfmoon Township for work: only 3% work in town. 21% of workers work from home in Halfmoon Township. Jobs based in Halfmoon Township grew to 264 in 2023, 124 more than in 2013.
| Halfmoon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Halfmoon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Halfmoon Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Halfmoon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
24 mi LakeRaystown Lake
29 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
33 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of ArtBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Halfmoon Township
About 4 of every 100 Halfmoon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Halfmoon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Halfmoon Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Halfmoon Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township is synonymous with the Halfmoon Valley which is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. The population was 2,819 at the 2020 census, which is a 5.4% increase since the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Halfmoon Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Township | #198 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
| Stormstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worth Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patton Township | #178 | A | D | B+ | A | A |
| Ferguson Township | #116 | A | D | A− | A | A |
Halfmoon Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Stormstown and Worth Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Halfmoon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Halfmoon Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #198 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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