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Pierce Township vs Harrison

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

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Pierce Township, OHAn outdoors townClermont County · 15,295 people
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Harrison, OHHomes around $319KOhio · 13,084 people
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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.

Pierce TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#188 most trails in OH15 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 51%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#289 for schools in OHof 624 towns All about Pierce Township →
HarrisonHomes around $319K
Housing$319K typical home28% above the OH typical home HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#297 most walkable in OH1.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Harrison →
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.

Trails9.7×
Pierce Township has more miles of trail
Pierce Township 14.6 miHarrison 1.5 mi
Jobs per worker4×
Harrison is more of a job hub
Harrison 0.91Pierce Township 0.23
Growth since 2010+21.7 pts
Harrison has grown faster since 2010
Harrison +26.9%Pierce Township +5.2%
Street grid2.8×
Harrison has the more walkable street grid
Harrison 46.3Pierce Township 16.4
Home values+21%
Homes cost more in Pierce Township
Pierce Township $277,400Harrison $229,400
Age 65++7.9 pts
Pierce Township has more people 65 and up
Pierce Township 22.3%Harrison 14.4%
★ 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.

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

Safety
B+Pierce TownshipSafer than 71% of U.S. towns –HarrisonNot graded
Schools
BPierce TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state –HarrisonNot graded
Health
B−Pierce TownshipHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns B+HarrisonHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
8Pierce Township
10Harrison

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#841 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #188#404 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #269#542 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #537#297 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #297#518 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #341#122 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #933#714 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #239#31

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pierce Township’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
Pierce TownshipHarrison
Snow a year23″16″
January low23°F22°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)188d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th73rd
Outdoors & history
Pierce TownshipHarrison
Trails15 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.2%3.4%
Settled18531850
National Register places23
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—4
Community
Pierce TownshipHarrison
Library hours a week48 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.

Pierce TownshipClermont CountyHarrisonOH
Pierce Township ↔ Harrison32 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.

Pierce TownshipHarrison
People
Population 15,295Highest 13,084Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% +26.9%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 40.8±1.8Highest about the OH average 37.1±2.8Lowest 7% below OH
Pierce Township and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.5%±3Lowest OH: 22% 27.8%±3.4Highest 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+ 22.3%±2.5Highest OH: 18.3% 14.4%±2.6Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 30.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±0.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 2.7%±0.8Highest 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 $89,577±$5kLowest 25% above OH $100,000±$8kHighest 40% 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 $277,400±$31kHighest 29% above OH $229,400±$11kLowest 7% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,126±$146Lowest 9% above OH $1,153±$41Highest 12% 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 $3,588Highest 27% above OH $3,006Lowest 7% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.8%±10.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 35.7%±10.5Highest 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 8.3%Highest OH: 13.3% 6.9%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Highest OH: 67.2% 75.2%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 20 yrs newer than OH 1992Highest 22 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above OH 26 minLowest 10% above OH
Work from home 15.2%±3.3Highest OH: 13% 13.1%±3.7Lowest 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 2.6%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (21%)Cincinnati (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HarrisonFew work in Pierce Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.4Lowest 46.3Highest
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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