Harrison Township near Crooksville Airport, 2013
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Harrison TownshipPerry County, OH
A town of 5,147.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
5,147
2025 Census estimate · +0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$110K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
36.7
years
Jobs based here
806
A commuter town
TownGrade
C
#838 of 987 in OH
Is Harrison Township a good place to live?
Harrison Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $110K for a typical one, or 1.3 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 838th of 987 in Ohio. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $49K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Harrison Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
What makes Harrison Township stand out
Where Harrison Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
89% of working residents leave Harrison Township for work
Where Harrison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
806jobs based in Harrison Township
11%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Harrison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 6%), so the C overall blends very different results.
Cost of livingA+Open →Jobs & incomeDOpen →HealthGenesis Hospital 15.1 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 8.1% of households have no car; 3.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksBOpen →HistoryA−Open →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
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.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCrooksville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harrison Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCrooksville Exempted Village School DistrictFranklin Local 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, Perry County Board of ElectionsPerry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43731, 43777, 4376443731 67% · 43777 31% · 43764 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.
Harrison Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
HealthD
Harrison Township’s grade for health is a D
Against the 5,287 U.S. towns with household incomes like Harrison Township’s, it is less healthy than 77%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
42% of Harrison Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Harrison Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 34% of Harrison Township adults get no exercise outside work.
8%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
| What stands out | Harrison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 21.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8% |
Genesis Hospital
15.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
10th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Harrison Township’s schools trail 52% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Crooksville Exempted Village school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Crooksville High School, with 305 students.
48%of OH districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooksville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 450 | B− |
| Crooksville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 305 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Harrison Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Harrison Township for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in Harrison Township is 28 minutes. Since 2013, Harrison Township has added 46 jobs, to 806 in 2023.
11%work in town
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Harrison Township11%
Zanesville15%
Crooksville8%
Columbus8%
New Lexington7%
17 mi
median commute distance
806
jobs based in Harrison Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Harrison Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring40–63°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Harrison Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $254 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Harrison Township’s FEMA risk score is 62 of 100. Since 1990, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison Township.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
16
paid flood claims since 1990
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Harrison Township
17pages on Harrison Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusCommunity college · Public · Zanesville13.8 mi$6,362 in-state tuitionZane State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Zanesville13.9 mi$6,006 in-state tuition
About 2 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 fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,145 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 778 ft
Harrison Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
Clayton TownshipNewton TownshipBearfield TownshipYork TownshipHarrison Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | #838 | C | A+ | — | B− | D |
| Clayton Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Newton Township | #862 | C− | B | — | B− | D |
| Bearfield Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | D |
| York Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clayton Township and Bearfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Clayton Township, Newton Township and Bearfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. York 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 a good place to live?
Harrison Township grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #838 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
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 A+.