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Harmony TownshipClark County, OH

A town of 3,623, platted in 1832.

Is Harmony Township a good place to live?

Harmony Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $201K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Springfield metro’s $63K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 414th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. On the plus side, the median household earns $96K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. 11% of the land in Harmony Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is South Vienna Baseball Park, at 22 acres.

What makes Harmony Township stand out

Where Harmony Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Harmony Township for work

Where Harmony Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Springfield Springfield 24% 7% → London London 7% 5% → Columbus Columbus 5% 3% → West Jefferson West Jefferson 3% 3% → Moorefield Township Moorefield Township 3% 3% → Urbana Urbana 3% Harmony Township · 3% stay
370jobs based in Harmony Township
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Harmony Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Harmony Township is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Harmony Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Harmony Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSouth Vienna Village PWS7 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harmony Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNortheastern Local School DistrictSoutheastern Local School District2 districts serve Harmony Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Clark County Board of ElectionsClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45368, 45369, 45505, 4550245368 55% · 45369 36% · 45505 5% · 45502 4%Census 2020

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 Harmony Township.

Harmony Township sends most of its workers to Springfield and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Very low risk in Harmony Township, with inland flooding at the top

Of the losses FEMA expects in Harmony Township, 63% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. This Ohio town has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
10
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsB

Harmony Township’s schools rank ahead of 63% of Ohio districts

The Northeastern Local school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Northeastern Middle/High School, with 482 students. Its two schools are below.

63%of OH districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Northeastern Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5470B−
Northeastern Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12Grades 6–12482B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Harmony Township sends most of its workers out of town

Harmony Township has 370 jobs for its 1,492 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

Most working residents leave Harmony Township for work: only 3% work in town. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line here, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Also worth knowing: this Ohio town had 370 jobs in 2023, up 22 from 2013. Among workers here, 15% work remotely from home.

3%work in town
Harmony TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line4.9%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$96,000$75,000$80,000
Work from home15%9.7%11%
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Harmony Township3%
Springfield24%
London7%
Columbus5%
West Jefferson3%
16 mi
median commute distance
370
jobs based in Harmony Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Health in Harmony Township trails 67% of U.S. towns

Against the 9,173 U.S. towns with household incomes like Harmony Township’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.

Two figures for adults in Harmony Township: 39% have high blood pressure, 26% have been diagnosed with depression. The town beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Harmony Township adults get no exercise outside work.

33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Harmony TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%38%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%28%25%
32 measures vs. Ohio
5 better26 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHarmony TownshipOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.5%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.5%14.1%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%8.7%
Madison Health
9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
45th
percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Harmony Township: four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 19 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 83°.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–38°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC

Protected land: 10.9% of Harmony Township

1.0 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.

#698for trails in OH
10.9%
conserved · 3,515 of 32,357 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. South Vienna Baseball Park0.4 mi22
2. Clark Lake Wildlife Area—14

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Ohio Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harmony Township. Close and well known come first.

All 62 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Harmony Township

18pages on Harmony Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Harmony Township

About Harmony Township

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Harmony is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Harmony Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Harmony Township.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Harmony Township#414B+B+—BC
Pleasant Township#774CC—BC
Madison Township#403B+A—BC
Springfield Township#660C+B—BD
Moorefield Township#710C+C+—BC
Union Township#352B+A—B+C−

Harmony Township, Pleasant Township, Madison Township, Springfield Township, Moorefield Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harmony Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Harmony Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Harmony Township, OH a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Harmony Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #414 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Harmony Township, OH expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.