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Harrison TownshipOH
A town of 2,053.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,053
2025 Census estimate · +1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$237K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
43.3
years
Jobs based here
1,179
Balanced
Is Harrison Township a good place to live?
The best of Harrison Township’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a C− for health. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Harrison Township, below both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Harrison Township stand out
Where Harrison Township beats most towns.
How Harrison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
HealthMary Rutan Hospital 3.2 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.1 of 20; 7.1% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 31% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →SchoolsBeat 72% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $237K, 3.3 years of the Bellefontaine area’s $72K median household incomeB+Open →Jobs & income$69K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 7% conserved landC+Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life1.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Harrison Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrison Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBellefontaine City PWS1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harrison Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsIndian Lake Local School DistrictBellefontaine City School District2 districts serve Harrison 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.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Logan County Board of ElectionsLogan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes43311, 4332443311 98% · 43324 2%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 Harrison Township.
HealthC−
Health in Harrison Township trails 82% of U.S. towns
Harrison Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Harrison Township, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 31% of Harrison Township adults get no exercise outside work.
18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Harrison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 58.9% | 62.9% |
Mary Rutan Hospital
3.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Harrison Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Harrison Township
Harrison Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Harrison Township has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 1,138 people commute in
Most working residents leave Harrison Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Harrison Township fell to 1,179 in 2023, 153 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Bellefontaine (22%), Allen Township (7%) and Perry Township (5%).
5%work in town
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Harrison Township5%
Bellefontaine22%
Allen Township7%
Perry Township5%
Columbus5%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,179
jobs based in Harrison Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 7.4% of Harrison Township
0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
7.4%conserved
7.4%
conserved · 1,221 of 16,396 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lewis Ratcliff Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 2. Harmon Field Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 60 attractions →Campbell Hill and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MountainCampbell Hill
40 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
39 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
38 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
31 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
40 mi Theme parkZoombezi Bay440K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Zoombezi Bay: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Harrison Township
18pages on Harrison Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Harrison Township; the nearest are
Edison State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Piqua25.6 mi$4,499 in-state tuitionOhio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lima27.7 mi$9,488 in-state tuitionTerra State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fremont76.2 mi$5,748 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Harrison Township
Township in Ohio, US
Harrison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,061.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
Harrison Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
Union TownshipLake TownshipMcArthur TownshipWashington TownshipLiberty TownshipHarrison Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | #578 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| McArthur Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C− |
| Washington Township | #501 | B | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Liberty Township | #244 | A− | A− | — | B+ | C |
Harrison Township and McArthur Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Lake Township, McArthur Township, Washington Township and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Harrison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harrison 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+.