A typical Harriston home is worth roughly $229,000
The median sale price was $529,000 in March 2026.
Only 1 sale in March 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Harriston?
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A typical home costs 2.5 years of income
Less than across Virginia (4.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Harriston home, with $149K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,270 a month here, $40 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Harriston’s typical property tax (0.60% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Harriston rose 49% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Virginia. Last year prices rose 5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Harriston home at roughly $229,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $229K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Harriston, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,270
Renters already here pay a median of $1,051, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Harrisonburg, VA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
78% of Harriston households own their home
Half of Harriston’s homes were built before 1986.
Virginia: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, March 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.