Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Harrison Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 16th of 466 in New Jersey. The median household earns $166K, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 86% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Harrison Township’s median household income is $166,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 13 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Harrison Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Butler Farm and Richwood Methodist Church.
Where Harrison Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,984 in 1850, a low of 1,545 in 1890, 13,641 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 5 maps from 1890 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw16 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw24 mi Park & preservePine BarrensLincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Harrison Township.
Harrison Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), trades workers with Philadelphia and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 63% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Harrison Township. Harrison Township beats the New Jersey average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Harrison Township.
| Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.3% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Clearview Regional High School District. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Clearview Regional High School, with 1,332 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 768 | A− |
| Clearview Regional High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,332 | B+ |
| Pleasant Valley SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 578 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
Harrison Township’s violent crime rate is 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 93% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $239 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Harrison Township is 15 of 100. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Ella Harris Park, at 23 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ella Harris Park | 0.4 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harrison Township has about as many jobs (5,638) as working residents, but only 489 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,507 in 2013 to 5,638.
Most working residents leave Harrison Township for work: only 8% work in town. 22% of Harrison Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Harrison Township grew to 5,638 in 2023, 3,131 more than in 2013.
| Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township
About 7 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in Harrison Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 13,641, an increase of 1,224 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,417, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,629 (+41.3%) from the 8,788 counted in the 2000 census. Harrison Township was originally formed as Spicer Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1844, from portions of Greenwich Township and Woolwich Township. That name lasted for less than a year, with Harrison Township adopted as of April 1, 1845. The township was named for President William Henry Harrison. Mullica Hill is the historical center of the …
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8 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
At #16 in NJ, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; East Greenwich Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | #16 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | A |
| Elk Township | #194 | B+ | B− | A− | C | A− |
| Richwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woolwich Township | #150 | A− | D | A | B | A− |
| South Harrison Township | #134 | A− | D | A+ | B− | A |
| Mantua Township | #181 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Mullica Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Greenwich Township | #131 | A | D | A− | B+ | A |
Richwood and Mullica Hill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Harrison Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #16 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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