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Harrison vs Pierce Township

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.7× in Pierce Township) and jobs per worker (4× in Harrison).

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Harrison, OHHomes around $319KOhio · 13,084 people
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Pierce Township, OHAn outdoors townClermont County · 15,295 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Harrison

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Harrison$2,020/mo
Typical home $319K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,153/mo · Housing →
Pierce Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $1,126/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Harrison and Pierce Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Harrison places higher on 10 of 19 OH lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HarrisonPierce Township
Snow a year16″23″
January low22°F23°F
July high85°F86°F
Growing season (days)191d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd13th
Outdoors & history
HarrisonPierce Township
Trails2 mi15 mi
Conserved land3.4%6.2%
Settled18501853
National Register places32
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here4—
Community
HarrisonPierce Township
Library hours a week—48 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harrison ↔ Pierce Township32 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HarrisonPierce Township
People
Population 13,084Lowest 15,295Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +26.9%Highest OH: +2.3% +5.2%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 37.1±2.8Lowest 7% below OH 40.8±1.8Highest about the OH average
Pierce Township and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.8%±3.4Highest OH: 22% 21.5%±3Lowest OH: 22%
Harrison and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.4%±2.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 22.3%±2.5Highest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.8%Lowest OH: 31.5% 35.2%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±0.8Highest OH: 5.6% 2.5%±0.9Lowest OH: 5.6%
Harrison and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,000±$8kHighest 40% above OH $89,577±$5kLowest 25% above OH
Harrison and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $229,400±$11kLowest 7% above OH $277,400±$31kHighest 29% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,153±$41Highest 12% above OH $1,126±$146Lowest 9% above OH
Harrison and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,006Lowest 7% above OH $3,588Highest 27% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±10.5Highest OH: 45.9% 31.8%±10.9Lowest OH: 45.9%
Harrison and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.9%Lowest OH: 13.3% 8.3%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Lowest OH: 67.2% 78%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 22 yrs newer than OH 1990Lowest 20 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 10% above OH 31 minHighest 31% above OH
Work from home 13.1%±3.7Lowest OH: 13% 15.2%±3.3Highest OH: 13%
Pierce Township and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.4%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (22%)Cincinnati (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pierce TownshipFew work in Harrison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 6.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 14.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.3Highest 16.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#289 of 624 in OH
School district —New Richmond Exempted Village · West Clermont Local
High school in town —None in town
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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