Harris TownshipMN
A town of 3,364.
Is Harris Township a good place to live?
Harris Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 226th of 271 graded towns in Minnesota, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 69% of Minnesota towns. A typical home there costs about $302K, 4.4 years of the Grand Rapids area’s $69K median household income. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Harris Township, against 17% in Minnesota’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 36 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Golden Annviversary State Forest, at 1,607 acres.
96% 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 Minnesota), ordered by how far Harris Township is from typical.
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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 a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Grand Rapids and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Minnesota.
About half of Harris Township’s working residents commute to Grand Rapids
Harris Township has 372 jobs for its 1,655 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Harris Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Harris Township has added 62 jobs, to 372 in 2023. The average trip to work in Harris Township is 28 minutes.
| Harris Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Academy PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 14 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
The median age in Harris Township is higher than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
Harris Township’s median age is 53.7 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota. 21% of Harris Township residents are under 18.
| Harris Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.7 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Harris Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Harris Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Grand Rpds Forest Lab weather station, 6 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 130 days, shorter than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average -1.4°, colder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 78.7°.
Harris Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 60 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Harris Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | -1°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 79°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harris Township ranks healthier than 60% of the country’s towns
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 73% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar.
Harris Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Harris Township.
| Harris Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Harris Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Golden Annviversary State Forest | — | 1,607 |
| 2. Golden Anniversary State Forest | — | 567 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Harris Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Harris Township sell for about $364K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Harris Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Harris Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Harris Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Harris Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Harris Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2020 census. Harris Township was named for Duncan Harris, a pioneer farmer.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft
Harris Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Harris Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Township | #226 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Grand Rapids | #211 | B− | C | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Wildwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blackberry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spang Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harris Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Wildwood Township, Blackberry Township and Spang 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, MN a good place to live?
Harris Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #226 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Harris Township, MN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $302,000, 13% below the Minnesota 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−.