George Burr House · Photo: Duds98 · CC BY-SA 3.0Measured against area pay, Harrisville Township costs more to live in than 58% of U.S. towns
Home prices around Harrisville Township have risen about 47% over the past 5 years.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Cleveland, OH metro area ($71K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Cleveland metro earn ($71K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 3.7 years of metro income, and 50% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,090a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 94prices across the Cleveland metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 79)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 3.7 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$71K, Cleveland-area income
- 23%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Harrisville Township
What’s behind Harrisville Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Harrisville Township is more affordable than 42% of U.S. towns. Property tax pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 47% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Harrisville Township rose 47% over the past 5 years, slower than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 9.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Harrisville Township home at roughly $317,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $317K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Harrisville Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.7 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Harrisville Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $47K short of a typical Harrisville Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090 a month here, $850 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Harrisville Township’s typical property tax (1.07% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Ohio norm
The median bill is $2,809 (Ohio: $2,822), 1.07% of a home’s value a year, against 1.31% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Harrisville Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Cleveland, OH metro area, or Ohio. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 94 | OH 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | OH 94 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 96 | OH 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | OH 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Harrisville Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Harrisville Township. Westfield Township and Homer Township and Chatham Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville Township | C+ | — | $262K | 1.07% | $1,090 |
| Chatham Township | C | — | $238K | 1.23% | $1,330 |
| Westfield Township | B− | — | $301K | 0.98% | $1,160 |
| Homer Township | D | — | $283K | 1.20% | $1,130 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Harrisville Township
Is Harrisville Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Harrisville Township costs more than 58% of U.S. towns: a C+ for cost of living. The typical home costs 3.7 years of the median household income of the Cleveland, OH metro area ($71K).
How much is rent in Harrisville Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,090 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in Harrisville Township?
The median bill is $2,809 a year, 1.07% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Harrisville Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.