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Harrison’s median rent is $2,616 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Harrison is home to SUNY at Purchase College. We don’t grade Harrison yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Harrison beats most towns.
Reid Hall, Manhattanville College| College | Students |
|---|---|
| SUNY at Purchase College | 3,180 |
| Manhattanville University | 1,954 |
Census counts: 23,046 in 1980, 28,218 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1872 and 5 maps from 1897 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi City parkCentral 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.
Commuting out is the norm in Harrison: a tenth of working residents work locally. For Harrison, the median household income is $164,000. Since 2013, Harrison has added 1,980 jobs, to 21,875 in 2023. Harrison: 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line.
| 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
The public schools here belong to the Harrison Central School District. Of its 10 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. Public school enrollment here: 3,020 students across 6 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis M Klein Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 923 | B |
| Harrison High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,066 | A+ |
| Harrison Avenue Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 607 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Nearly three quarters of Harrison’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 8%. On expected storm and flood damage, Harrison sits below 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Harrison has seen 758 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For Harrison, the peak summer temperature is 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harrison's reported crime rate is well below New York's. In Harrison, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 4.6 per 1,000 residents. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Harrison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The share of adults in Harrison who have obesity: 21%. This New York town beats the New York average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Harrison | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harrison | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.5% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 9.9 miles in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Saxon Woods Park, at 21 acres. Harrison’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| 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
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.
2 colleges in town.
4 places in Harrison on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Harrison.
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+ |
Harrison, Rye, North Castle and Mamaroneck report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harrison with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Harrison yet; the figures below are still real.
9 notable people were born here, including Gene Sarazen and Peter Chernin.
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