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A town of 13,795, laid out in 1810. 24% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Trash day: look up yoursYes, by almost any measure. Harrison earns an A, 89th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $100K. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Only 141 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Harrison has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them George Bennett House and Jehu John House. Harrison's schools outperform 72% of the state's.
Where Harrison beats most towns.
9,897 counted in 2010 and 12,563 in 2020; an estimated 13,795 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.8% since 2020, after 26.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Harrison is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 173 in 1830, 12,563 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
3 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 draw28 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
12 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
17 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, 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 trades workers with Cincinnati and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
1.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Othneil Looker Park, at 47 acres.
| Harrison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Othneil Looker Park | 0.6 mi | 47 |
| 2. Willow Park on the Whitewater | 0.5 mi | 22 |
| 3. Miami Whitewater Forest | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Harrison beats the Ohio average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Harrison, above both Ohio’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (16%). 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Harrison.
| Harrison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Harrison | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.9% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Harrison home is worth about $318,000, up 2.6% in a year, 29% above the Ohio typical home.
| Harrison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,153 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $260 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
At 73 of 100, Harrison’s FEMA risk score is above both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1980, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harrison’s property crime rate is 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Harrison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Harrison has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Harrison is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harrison has about as many jobs (5,418) as working residents, but only 738 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Harrison for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Harrison grew to 5,418 in 2023, 717 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Cincinnati (22%), West Chester Township (3%) and Blue Ash (3%).
| Harrison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). Harrison has grown 9.8% since 2020, to 13,795 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 14% of Harrison residents are 65 or older.
| Harrison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.8, men 34.4.
| Harrison | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison
About 3 of every 100 Harrison residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 places in Harrison on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Ohio, United States
Harrison is a city in western Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,563 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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3 towns share a border with Harrison.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison · Harrison Township | #89 | A | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| New Haven | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New Haven isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Harrison Township 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 #89 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools.
That is 3.9 years of the area's median household income ($81,120 across the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro 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.
Harrison was laid out in 1810 and has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Herbert Yost and Harriet Ball Dunlap.
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