Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,757.
Harrisville Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for health. Harrisville Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Harrisville Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them George Burr House. Harrisville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Harrisville Township beats most towns.
Where Harrisville 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 Harrisville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrisville 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 Harrisville Township.
Harrisville Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Harrisville Township, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Harrisville Township.
| Harrisville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harrisville Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harrisville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Harrisville Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of Harrisville Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Harrisville Township has lost 246 jobs, to 502 in 2023.
| Harrisville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harrisville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hidden Hollow Camp Park, at 139 acres.
| Harrisville Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Killbuck Lakes Park | 1.7 mi | 127 |
| 2. Black River Park | 1.3 mi | 84 |
| 3. Hidden Hollow Camp Park | — | 139 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Harrisville Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Harrisville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
2 places in Harrisville Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,717 people in the township.
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3 towns share a border with Harrisville Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Chatham Township | — | — | C | — | A− | C+ |
| Westfield Township | #296 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B |
| Homer Township | — | — | D | — | B+ | B− |
Harrisville Township, Chatham Township and Homer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harrisville Township, Chatham Township, Westfield Township and Homer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harrisville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
