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.

Down paymentRate%

Monroe$2,250/mo

Typical home $357K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,608/mo · Housing →

Harrison$2,020/mo

Typical home $319K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,153/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Monroe and Harrison.

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 11 of 20 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.

Safety

B−MonroeSafer than 49% of U.S. towns –HarrisonNot graded

Health

B+MonroeHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns B+HarrisonHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns

9Monroe

11Harrison

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#841 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #147#542 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #496#130 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #640#404 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #279#564 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #792#518 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #468#714 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #936#772

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Monroe’s rankings →

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

MonroeHarrison

Snow a year10″16″

January low—22°F

July high—85°F

Growing season (days)—191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 73rd

Outdoors & history

MonroeHarrison

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.9%3.4%

Settled—1850

National Register places1 3

Archive photos—3

Famous people born here7 4

Community

MonroeHarrison

Library hours a week50 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

26 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MonroeHarrison

Monroe ↔ Harrison26 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.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

MonroeHarrison

People

Population 15,401Highest 13,084Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +23.9%Lowest OH: +2.3% +26.9%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 36.5±1.5Lowest 8% below OH 37.1±2.8Highest 7% below OH

Harrison and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 29%±3.5Highest OH: 22% 27.8%±3.4Lowest OH: 22%

Monroe and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.9%±2.1Lowest OH: 18.3% 14.4%±2.6Highest OH: 18.3%

Harrison and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Highest OH: 31.5% 30.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.4Highest OH: 5.6% 2.7%±0.8Lowest OH: 5.6%

Monroe and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,250±$6kHighest 47% above OH $100,000±$8kLowest 40% above OH

Monroe and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,400±$16kHighest 31% above OH $229,400±$11kLowest 7% above OH

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,608±$153Highest 56% above OH $1,153±$41Lowest 12% above OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,592Highest 27% above OH $3,006Lowest 7% above OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.5%±14Highest OH: 45.9% 35.7%±10.5Lowest OH: 45.9%

Monroe and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 6.9%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.9%Highest OH: 67.2% 75.2%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 31 yrs newer than OH 1992Lowest 22 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 26 minHighest 10% above OH

Work from home 16.5%±5.5Highest OH: 13% 13.1%±3.7Lowest OH: 13%

Monroe and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 8.1%Lowest 12.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Highest 0.91Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town West Chester Township (8%)Cincinnati (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HarrisonFew work in Monroe

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 3.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.7Lowest 46.3Highest

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Monroe vs Harrison

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Monroe

Harrison places higher on 11 of 20 OH lists

What daily life feels like in each

26 miles apart

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