Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Harrisville’s best subject grades are an A for health, an A+ for history, and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Harrisville’s median age is 58.9 years, above both the New Hampshire town median (44.8 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 126 in New Hampshire we compare has a lower property crime rate than Harrisville. Its National Register listings include Harrisville Historic District and Pottersville District. 21% of the land in Harrisville is conserved, above both the New Hampshire town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Harris Center Conservation Land, 919 acres with 2.2 miles of trail. Harrisville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Harrisville beats most towns.
Harrisville Historic District| Widest gap | Harrisville | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6% | 8.1% |
Census counts: 870 in 1880, a low of 459 in 1960, 984 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 5 maps from 1898 on.
31 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Harrisville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrisville, 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 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Harrisville.
14% of adults binge drink in Harrisville. Only 9 of the 127 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Harrisville. 9.8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Harrisville.
| Harrisville | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Harrisville | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Harrisville School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Memorial SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 47 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests
Most working residents leave Harrisville for work: only 6% work in town. 3.6% of Harrisville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Harrisville has added 21 jobs, to 181 in 2023.
| Harrisville | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Harrisville’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harris Center Conservation Land | 2.2 mi | 919 |
| 2. Eliza Adams Gorge | 0.3 mi | 32 |
| 3. Edward MacDowell Lake | 0.1 mi | 203 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The July high in Harrisville is 78°F. Harrisville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harrisville's reported crime rate is well below New Hampshire's. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Harrisville home is worth about $530,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the New Hampshire typical home.
| Harrisville | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,611 a month | $1,388 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrisville. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MountainMount Monadnock
31 mi Stadium & arenaSNHU Arena
26 mi Ski areaMount Sunapee77 runs · 1,469 ft vertical20 mi Ski areaPats Peak39 runs · 751 ft vertical11 mi Ski areaCrotched Mountain Ski & Ride22 runs · 881 ft vertical
28 mi MuseumFort at Number 4Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Fort at Number 4: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Harrisville
About 2 of every 100 Harrisville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
31 places in Harrisville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Harrisville is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Beyond the town center, the villages of Chesham and Eastview are included. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 984. It is a well preserved 19th-century mill town located in the Monadnock region of southern New Hampshire.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($83,329 across the Keene, NH area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
