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A town of 32,273, settled in 1696.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Harrison earns an A, ranked 72nd of 745 in New York. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, the median household earns $164K, and its schools rank ahead of 88% of New York towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $1.0 million for a typical one and 10.2 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Harrison’s median rent is $2,616 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,098 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Harrison is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Saxon Woods Park, at 21 acres.
Where Harrison beats most towns.
Census counts: 23,046 in 1980, 28,218 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1872 and 4 maps from 1944 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Harrison is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw28 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw21 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Harrison.
Harrison draws workers from New York City and beyond and has less food insecurity than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.1% of its 21,601 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
22% of Harrison adults have obesity.
| Harrison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harrison | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
21,875 jobs are based in Harrison, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Harrison for work: only 10% work in town. 23% of workers work from home in Harrison. Since 2013, Harrison has added 1,980 jobs, to 21,875 in 2023.
| Harrison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $164,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Harrison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saxon Woods Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
| 2. John A. Passidomo Veterans Park | 0.2 mi | 20 |
| 3. Veteran's Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 777 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harrison has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 10.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 94% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
24 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison
College town 16 of every 100 Harrison residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Harrison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Coterminous town/village in New York, United States
Harrison is a town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Manhattan. The population was 28,218 at the 2020 census.
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9 towns share a border with Harrison.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison · Harrison | #72 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Rye | #353 | B | D− | — | B | A− |
| Rye Brook | #25 | A+ | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
| White Plains | #324 | B | D− | C+ | B | A |
| North Castle | #34 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Mamaroneck | #94 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Rye | #11 | A+ | D− | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| Mamaroneck | #138 | A− | D− | B+ | A | A |
Harrison, Rye, North Castle and Mamaroneck report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison and Harrison are one community, graded once. Compare Harrison with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Harrison grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #72 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,011,000, 93% above the New York 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 D−.
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