Harris TownshipIN
A town of 24,560, settled in 1838.
What should you know before moving to Harris Township?
Harris Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, ranked 95th of 585 in Indiana. Its public schools beat 95% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation and it is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns. 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Harris Township, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 20 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Harris Township Park, at 37 acres.
What makes Harris Township stand out
Where Harris Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Elementary School | PK–5 | 679 |
| Northpoint Elementary School | K–5 | 577 |
| Prairie Vista Elementary School | K–5 | 513 |
94% of working residents leave Harris Township for work
Where Harris Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Harris Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Harris Township is from typical.
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Notre Dame Stadium and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harris Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
38 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
7 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
9 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
8 mi MuseumStudebaker National Museum7 mi Zoo & aquariumPotawatomi ZooPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
Moving to Harris Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harris 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harris Township.
Harris Township has schools in the top 5% of Indiana, has less food insecurity than most of Indiana and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm.
For schools, Harris Township earns an A+
Its A+ ranks #22 of the 592 Indiana towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 941 | A |
| Northpoint Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 577 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
| Harris Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harris Township Park | 0.2 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Harris Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harris Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For health, Harris Township earns an A−
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 9.4% of its 22,573 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide. Against the 6,854 U.S. towns with household incomes like Harris Township’s, it is healthier than 61%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of Harris Township adults report frequent physical distress. Harris Township beats the Indiana average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Harris Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Harris Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Harris Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Harris Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Harris Township for work: only 6% work in town. Harris Township’s median household income is $112,000. Since 2013, Harris Township has added 1,065 jobs, to 5,416 in 2023.
| Harris Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Harris Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Harris Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Harris Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Harris Township
About 5 of every 100 Harris Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Harris Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Harris Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 19,873. Harris Township was organized in 1836. The township was named after the Harris family, a local family of pioneer settlers.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 797 ft
Harris Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Harris Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Penn Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Township | #95 | A | C | — | A+ | A− |
| Penn Township | #147 | A− | B | — | A+ | C+ |
| Granger | #270 | B | C | — | B− | A |
| Clay Township | #397 | B− | C+ | — | C− | B+ |
Harris Township, Penn Township, Granger and Clay Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harris Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Harris Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harris Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Harris Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #95 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
Is Harris Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.