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Halifax Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $205K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. It grades B overall, 548th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Halifax Township, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee is on the National Register of Historic Places. Halifax Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Halifax Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 436 in 1850, 796 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1999 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Halifax Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Halifax Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
23 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument36 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
19 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Halifax 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 Halifax Township.
Most working residents leave Halifax Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Halifax Township has added 91 jobs, to 886 in 2023. The top destinations are Harrisburg (12%), Susquehanna Township (6%) and Lower Paxton Township (5%).
| Halifax Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Halifax Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 349 | B |
| Halifax Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 234 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area, 427 acres with 1.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camp Hebron Sanctuary | 5.9 mi | 336 |
| 2. Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area | 1.1 mi | 427 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 254 | — | 292 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Halifax Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Halifax Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Halifax Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of Halifax Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Halifax Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Halifax Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.8% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.5 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The median rent in Halifax Township is $739 a month.
| Halifax Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $739 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Halifax Township
About 4 of every 100 Halifax Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Halifax Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Halifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. It is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and the Susquehanna River. The population was 795 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. Fort Halifax was located along the Susquehanna River near the present borough. It was a temporary stronghold for the Pennsylvania colonial militia from 1756 to 1757, during the French and Indian War. Prior to settlement by Europeans the area was inhabited by North American Indians, presumably Susquehannocks, evidenced by frequent unearthing of tools and arrowheads by local residents and farmers. Just o…
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5 towns share a border with Halifax Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Township | #548 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Watts Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Buffalo Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B− |
| Reed Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Paxton Township | #913 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Middle Paxton Township | #502 | B+ | B+ | — | C+ | A |
Watts Township and Buffalo Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Halifax Township, Watts Township, Buffalo Township, Upper Paxton Township and Middle Paxton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Reed Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Halifax Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Halifax Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #548 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $205,000, 29% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
