Halfway HousePA
3,688 people live in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Halfway House a good place to live?
Halfway House’s median rent is $2,248 a month, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($1,115 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 9 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Halfway House. Halfway House’s density of trails is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Prout Farm Park, at 27 acres. We don’t grade Halfway House yet; the figures below are still real.
Halfway House has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
2,881 counted in 2010 and 3,273 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
USS New Jersey and 183 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Halfway House. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw30 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw35 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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Moving to Halfway House: who provides what
Halfway House is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Halfway House.
Very low risk in Halfway House, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 55% of Halfway House’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 88% of U.S. communities. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2006.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Halfway House’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Philadelphia (7%), Upper Merion Township (5%) and Pottstown (5%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Halfway House for work; the rest commute out. In Halfway House, the average trip to work is 35 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles.
| Halfway House | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of Halfway House’s residents are 65 or older than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
In Halfway House, the midpoint age is 38.3 years. Pennsylvania has 35% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 40%.
| Halfway House | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.8% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Halfway House | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 23.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Halfway House: mild winters and pleasant summers
Halfway House’s midsummer high comes in at 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 13.2% of Halfway House
In 11 parks and preserves, walkers have 3.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Althouse Arboretum | 1.4 mi | 17 |
| 2. Fox Hill Open Space | 0.5 mi | 26 |
| 3. Prout Farm Park | 0.4 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Halfway House is
12% of Halfway House adults report frequent physical distress. Two figures for adults in the town: 31% have high blood pressure, 77% had a checkup this year.
| Halfway House | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Halfway House | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.3% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Halfway House sell for about $515K
84% of households are owner-occupiers in Halfway House.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Halfway House
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Halfway House
About 9 of every 100 Halfway House residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Halfway House for work
Where Halfway House’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Halfway House
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Halfway House is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,273 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
Questions about Halfway House
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Halfway House, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Halfway House yet; the figures below are still real. 3,688 people live in this town in Pennsylvania.