Poes Run United Baptist Church, 2016
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Harrison TownshipOH
A town of 1,192.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,192
2025 Census estimate · +1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$162K
Census ACS
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
55.4
years
Jobs based here
1
A commuter town
Is Harrison Township a good place to live?
The best of Harrison Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Harrison Township’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 45 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. 39% of the land in Harrison Township is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 52 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Tar Hollow State Park, at 57 acres. Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,192 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Springfield TownshipColerain TownshipLiberty TownshipEagle TownshipHarrison Township
How Harrison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3 of 20; 3.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $162K, 2.6 years of the Chillicothe area’s $61K median household incomeAOpen →HealthAdena Regional Medical Center 9.5 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income1 jobs based hereCOpen →SchoolsBeat 68% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 49% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
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
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
WaterRoss County Water Co IncNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers76% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harrison Township’s trash rules yet
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, Ross County Board of ElectionsRoss County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2020
ZIP codes45601, 45647, 4564445601 86% · 45647 10% · 45644 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 Harrison Township.
OutdoorsA
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Harrison Township
39 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Harrison Township is 1.1 miles per square mile.
39%conserved
39%
conserved · 9,009 of 23,092 acres
39 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tar Hollow State Park | 0.6 mi | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthD
For health, Harrison Township earns a D
20% of Harrison Township adults smoke cigarettes. Harrison Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 43% of Harrison Township adults have obesity.
12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Harrison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 15.3% |
Adena Regional Medical Center
9.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Harrison Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Harrison Township’s median household income is $52,000. The top destinations are Chillicothe (21%), Green Township (17%) and Columbus (8%). 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Harrison Township.
0%work in town
| Harrison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Harrison Township0%
Chillicothe21%
Green Township17%
Columbus8%
Union Township8%
11 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Harrison Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 1% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Harrison Township
Harrison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–41°
Spring41–64°
Summer61–83°
Fall44–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Harrison Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrison Township.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingLightningTornadoes
4
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township
About 6 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Harrison Township for work
Where Harrison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1jobs based in Harrison Township
0%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Harrison Township
Township in Ohio, US
Harrison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,189 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
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 A.