Living in Harrison, OH
Harrison is a big small town of 13,084 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 17 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,084people
$229kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
220Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,084
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,450 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 17 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (803 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CVG airport
- 16 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 288 bars within 25 mi
- 304 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: D+15 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk