A city of 51,392, settled in 1779. Home to 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Harrisonburg does most differently from other towns.
1907 · Birdseye view of Harrisonburg, Va12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 15 places on the National Register.
1930s
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Harrisonburg. Another town gets a different order.
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.
29 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hillandale Park | 5.9 mi | 115 |
| 2. University Park | 2.7 mi | 84 |
| 3. Purcell Park | 1.6 mi | 52 |
Harrisonburg beats the Virginia average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Harrisonburg | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.6% | 26.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12.5% | 7.4% |
The typical Harrisonburg home is worth about $354,000, up 3.5% in a year, 15% below the Virginia typical home.
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 | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Elementary | PK–5 | 566 | D |
| Waterman Elementary | PK–5 | 557 | D |
| Stone Spring Elementary | PK–5 | 554 | C+ |
| Smithland Elementary | K–5 | 514 | D− |
| Keister Elementary | PK–5 | 475 | D |
| Spotswood Elementary | PK–5 | 468 | D− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
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.
Harrisonburg reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.
2 colleges in town.
15 places in Harrisonburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Independent city in Virginia, United States
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. 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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