Harrisonburg
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1930s
Asheville Post Card Co. H20 (46761) - Senior Hall, Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia front, 1930s
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Simms, Lucy F., School
The Lucy F. Simms School is a school building at 620 Simms Avenue in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2004.
About Harrisonburg
Independent city in Virginia, United StatesHarrisonburg 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. Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University (JMU), a public research university with an enrollment of over 20,000 students, and Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), a private, Mennonite-affil…
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How Harrisonburg ranks
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Housing in Harrisonburg
The typical Harrisonburg home is worth about $354,000, up 3.5% in a year, 15% below the Virginia typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Harrisonburg
Safety Grade C+
Harrisonburg reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.
Work & commute in Harrisonburg
Full picture →About one in 3 of Harrisonburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bridgewater (4%), Dayton (3%) and Richmond (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Harrisonburg
Health Grade B
Healthier than 55% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 79% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Harrisonburg
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Harrisonburg
Full climate →Harrisonburg has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Harrisonburg
All Harrisonburg schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Harrisonburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Harrisonburg is a college town
Colleges →of Harrisonburg’s residents are enrolled in college. James Madison University has about 21,645 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
Harrisonburg’s library
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