Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
44% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
The best of Harrison Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Harrison Township’s median age is 52 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Valley Run Wilderness Area, at 313 acres. Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Harrison Township beats most towns.
Where Harrison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 518 in 1820, a low of 518 in 1820, 2,397 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison Township, 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 Township.
Harrison Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 16% of Harrison Township adults report frequent physical distress, above both the Ohio town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 41% of Harrison Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Harrison Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Harrison Township. Since 2013, Harrison Township has added 133 jobs, to 250 in 2023.
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harrison Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Harrison Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Valley Run Wilderness Area | — | 313 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
39 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
19 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
28 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
19 mi MuseumWilliam McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
None within 15 miles of Harrison Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,397.
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4 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Center Township | #508 | B | A | — | B− | D |
| Rose Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Brown Township | #827 | C | B | — | B | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | D |
Harrison Township, Rose Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Center Township, Rose Township, Brown Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
44% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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