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Harrison TownshipIN

A town of 1,578. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.

Population
1,578
2025 Census estimate · +2.5% since 2020
Median home value
$267K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
47.3
years
Jobs based here
208
A commuter town

Is Harrison Township a good place to live?

Harrison Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 8.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Harrison Township, below both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). On history, just 33 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestC−Walkability

What makes Harrison Township stand out

Where Harrison Township beats most towns.

Mooresville Con School Corp
SchoolGradesStudents
Waverly Elementary SchoolPK–6404
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Harrison Township for work

Where Harrison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 39% 9% → Martinsville Martinsville 9% 6% → Greenwood Greenwood 6% 4% → Franklin Franklin 4% 3% → Mooresville Mooresville 3% 3% → Plainfield Plainfield 3% Harrison Township · 1% stay
208jobs based in Harrison Township
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Harrison Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $267K, 3.3 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.4 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthFranciscan Health Mooresville 6.7 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income$75K median household income; 208 jobs based hereBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryDOpen →Civic life2.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 47.3; 9% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Lucas Oil Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.

All 44 attractions →
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium17 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse28 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium17 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument22 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse21 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Harrison Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMorgan County Rural Water CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harrison Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMooresville Consolidated School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMorgan County Circuit Court ClerkMorgan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes46151, 4610646151 96% · 46106 4%Census 2020

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 Harrison Township.

SchoolsB+

Harrison Township’s public schools outperform 71% of Indiana districts

Its public schools are run by Mooresville Con School Corp. Its one school is below.

71%of IN districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Waverly Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6404A−
Full pageHarrison Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsMooresville Con School CorpVs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 4 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Waverly Elementary SchoolQuestions“Are Harrison Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Harrison Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Harrison Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 27 minutes, Harrison Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Indianapolis (39%), Martinsville (9%) and Greenwood (6%).

1%work in town
Harrison TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.2%11%8%
Average trip to work27 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line12%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Harrison Township1%
Indianapolis39%
Martinsville9%
Greenwood6%
Franklin4%
15 mi
median commute distance
208
jobs based in Harrison Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns
Full pageHarrison Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here208 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Harrison TownshipCommute times27 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Harrison Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageHarrison Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 21°Rain & snow26″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

On CDC estimates, Harrison Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns

Harrison Township beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of Harrison Township adults have high blood pressure.

37%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Harrison TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)35%37%36%
32 measures vs. Indiana
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHarrison TownshipIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7.2%8.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity12.7%14.7%
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.3%
Franciscan Health Mooresville
6.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageHarrison Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby6.7 miles to an ER · Franciscan Health MooresvilleHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IN on 3 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Harrison Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
Full pageHarrison Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

Harrison Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 5,658 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Full pageHarrison Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.7 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Harrison Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Harrison Township

17pages on Harrison Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 71% of IN districts · 1 schoolHealthC+Better than IN on 3 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingAWork & commuteB$75K median household income · 208 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 61% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions44 nearby · Garfield Park Conservatory and Gardens 16 miLibraryBWaverly BranchCollegesFranklin College is 12.8 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 26″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township

Franklin CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin12.8 mi$38,710 tuitionUniversity of IndianapolisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis14.3 mi$37,200 tuition

About 1 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Harrison Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,522 and it contained 625 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
8.9 sq mi
Elevation
699 ft

Harrison Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Harrison Township.

Explore the map →
Madison TownshipBargersvilleWhite River TownshipGreen TownshipMadison TownshipBargersvilleWhite River TownshipGreen TownshipHarrison Township
Madison Township
N
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Bargersville
E
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White River Township
NE · 2% of Harrison Township workers commute here
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Green Township
S · 2% of Harrison Township workers commute here
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How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Harrison Township——A—B+C+
Madison Township#113A−A−—B+B−
Bargersville#233B+C−AA+B+
White River Township#127A−C+—A+B
Green Township#347B−A—C+C

Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Madison Township, White River Township and Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Harrison Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Harrison Township, IN a good place to live?

Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.

Is Harrison Township, IN expensive?

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.