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A town of 3,407. Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns.

Population
3,407
+4.8% since 2010
Median home value
$233K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
43.2
years
Jobs based here
914
A commuter town

What makes Harrison stand out

The thing Harrison does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Harrison for work

Where Harrison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 18% 6% → Harrison Harrison 6% 5% → Bright Bright 5% 4% → Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg 4% 3% → Batesville Batesville 3% 2% → Harrison Harrison 2% Harrison · 6% stay
914jobs based in Harrison
6%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Harrison

Most working residents leave Harrison for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (18%), Harrison (6%) and Bright (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Harrison6%
Cincinnati18%
Harrison6%
Bright5%
Lawrenceburg4%
20 mi
median commute distance
914
jobs based in Harrison
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

Harrison beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
What stands outHarrisonIN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.1%14.7%
Fewer uninsured adults6.2%8.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.3%
St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital
10.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
83rd
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Harrison has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–41°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.5% of Harrison is conserved land

3.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 56 of 10,979 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Bright Meadows Park0.4 mi14
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana - to which is added a map of the state of Indiana, also an outline and rail road map …
1875 · Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana - to which is added a map of the state of Indiana, also an outline and rail road map … · Wikimedia Commons
Harrison’s story

Harrison in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana - to which is added a map of the state of Indiana, also an outline and rail road map …Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana - to which is added a map of the state of Indiana, also an outline and rail road map …Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana - to which is added a map of the state of Indiana, also an outline and rail road map …
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About Harrison

Township in Indiana, United States

Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,204 and it contained 1,338 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
3,357
Area
17 sq mi
Elevation
528 ft

Harrison’s neighbors

8 towns share a border with Harrison.

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