Independent city in Virginia, United States

Harrisonburg

$341kMedian Home
305Sunny Days/yr
66°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation53kElevation1,325 ft
Quick Read

Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Snow is a real part of winter. Humidity stays fairly steady through the year.

Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is also the county seat of the surrounding Rockingham County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. At the 2020 census, the population was 51,814. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Harrisonburg with Rockingham County for statistical purposes into the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 126,562 in 2011.Wikipedia

Four seasonsEven rainfallSnowy winterThe Friendly City, Rocktown, H'burg, The Burg, Friendly by Nature
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Where It Is

Location Context
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Latitude38.45°
Longitude-78.87°
Population53k
Altitude1,325 ft

State Context

VirginiaU.S. state

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. It borders Kentucky to the west, Tennessee to the south-west, North Carolina to the south, West Virginia to the north-west, and Maryland to the north. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. With a population of 8.8 million, it is the twelfth-most populous and fifteenth-most densely populated state.Wikipedia

Income tax: 2.00% - 5.75%Avg sales tax: 5.77%Property tax: 0.75%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

Distances in miles
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Local Nature & Reserves

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City Profile

Median Age25 yrs
College Educated35%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate27%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$341k
Median home price
Rent burden36% of income
Household Income
$56k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
8.1/10
Internet
Fiber
47%
Cable
88%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
305
sunny days per year
84% of the year
Avg High Temp
66°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
68% warm season / 69% cool season
Comfort Score
60/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
36"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
40
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
36" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 68% · Winter 69% · Apr-Sep 63-73%
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Current Conditions

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Sports Footprint

League Snapshot

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College Programs
James Madison Dukes
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