Harrisonburg city, Virginia

Harrisonburg city has a population of 51,392 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $299,100, about 4.8 times the county's median household income of $62,254.

Home price
$299,100
Income
$62,254
Population
51,392
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$299,100county
Median gross rent$1,184county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198038.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented60.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,665county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,322county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,057county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,801county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$62,254county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate25.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.1%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.76%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service12 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8762county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths3.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment6934county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible85.2%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians134county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.3%county
Frequent mental distress22.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population51,392county
Land area in square miles17county
People per square mile of land2965.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores17county
Share living far from a food store10.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.5%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents12county
Median age25.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over10.5%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States17.8%county
Second languages28.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents143county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in1,826county
Households that moved away2,165county
Average income of arriving households$45,510county
Average income of departing households$51,265county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year162county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings2.5%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.6 incounty
Annual snowfall11.3 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband85.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk44.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk26.3county
Hail risk37.0county
Earthquake risk65.1county
Tornado risk23.2county
Tropical cyclone risk70.6county
Extreme heat risk41.2county
Winter weather risk44.5county
Strong wind risk61.1county
Wildfire risk10.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Harrisonburg city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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