Harris TownshipMI
A town of 2,088, settled in 1900.
Is Harris Township a good place to live?
The best of Harris Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 60 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. Harris Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Harris Township stand out
Where Harris Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bark RiverHarris Elementary School | PK–6 | 410 |
| Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School | 7–12 | 311 |
| Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy | K–12 | 182 |
Every workday, about 900 people come to Harris Township for work
Where Harris Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Harris Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Harris Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harris Township.
A job hub: Harris Township has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 900 commuters
About one in 4 of Harris Township’s working residents works in town. 15% of Harris Township residents live below the poverty line, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Harris Township grew to 1,054 in 2021, 788 more than in 2011.
| Harris Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Public schools in Harris Township beat 78% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Bark River-Harris School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School, with 311 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bark RiverHarris Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 410 | A− |
| Bark RiverHarris JrSr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 311 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Harris Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Harris Township since 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Harris Township are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Harris Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 41% of Harris Township adults have high blood pressure, against 36% in Michigan’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 14% of Harris Township adults have diabetes.
| Harris Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harris Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Harris Township
Harris Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Harris Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harris Township has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
71 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Harris Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit | 3.8 mi | 5,055 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Harris Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Harris Township
About 3 of every 100 Harris Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Harris Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Harris Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,113 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 143 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
Harris Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Harris Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C |
| Spalding Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Gourley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bark River Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Cornell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Escanaba Township | #220 | B+ | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Wells Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harris Township, Spalding Township and Bark River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harris Township, Spalding Township, Bark River Township and Escanaba Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gourley Township, Cornell Township and Wells Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harris Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Harris Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harris Township, MI 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.