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Harrisonburg, VA

Harrisonburg, VA
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Harrisonburg, VA

Harrisonburg, VA
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gross metro product
$10.1B
population
135.3K
median household income
$50,662
median home price
$250,000
cost of living
5% below nat'l avg
college attainment
29%
net migration
140 (year: 2018)
unemployment
2.9%
major industries
Food processing, Education
job growth
0.8% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
population
53.0K
median home price
$199,000
As of August 2018
Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University. Much of the city's downtown has been designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Points of interest for tourists and residents alike include the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, Virginia Quilt Museum, the downtown area and the Harrisonburg Children's Museum. The city holds an annual Super Gr8 Film Festival, which allows local filmmakers a place to screen their Super 8�mm films.
On forbes lists
#2
In Cost of Doing Business
#66
In Job Growth
#60
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
0.8% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
0.7%
Unemployment
2.9%
Median Household Income
$50,662
Household Income Growth
1.9%
High-Tech Employment
1.1%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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