Harris HillNY
A town of 6,069, settled in 1842. A regional job hub with 5,017 jobs.
Is Harris Hill a good place to live?
Harris Hill’s concentration of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Harris Hill yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Harris Hill stand out
Where Harris Hill beats most towns.
Every workday, about 4,885 people come to Harris Hill for work
Where Harris Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Niagara Falls and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harris Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
21 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
12 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
12 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansPhoto credits
Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to Harris Hill: who provides what
Harris Hill is unincorporated, so Erie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harris Hill.
A job hub: Harris Hill has 1.9 jobs for every working resident and draws in 4,885 commuters
The top destinations are Amherst (21%), Buffalo (20%) and Clarence (12%). Most working residents leave Harris Hill for work: only 5% work in town. The town’s average commute stands at 18 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Its typical household income is $101,000.
| Harris Hill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harris Hill has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 67% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to cold waves. Harris Hill’s FEMA risk score is 11 of 100. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harris Hill has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high for Harris Hill comes to 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Harris Hill is
Among adults in Harris Hill, 11% report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Harris Hill beats the New York average on 17 and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 9% smoke cigarettes.
| Harris Hill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Harris Hill | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.9% of the land in Harris Hill is protected from building
Walkers can cover 5.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harris Hill Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Fogelsonger Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Harris Hill sell for about $503K
The median rent in Harris Hill is $1,734 a month. Bidding over the asking price: 83% of homes sold here. Homes sold in Harris Hill spent a median 15 days on the market.
| Harris Hill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,734 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Harris Hill
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Harris Hill
About 4 of every 100 Harris Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Harris Hill
Hamlet in New York State
Harris Hill is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Clarence in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Harris Hill had a population of 5,839. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The region is named after Asa Harris, a former officer in the American Colonial Army, who established a tavern near the top of a low hill northeast of Buffalo.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Harris Hill’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Harris Hill.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarence | #116 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Amherst | #270 | B+ | D | C | A− | A |
Clarence reports no FBI crime data of its own. Harris Hill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harris Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Harris Hill
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