Harrisonburg
- Town in Virginia
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Harrisonburg
- grade B+Overall Grade
- Town in Virginia
- Rating 3.76 out of 5 166 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade C+
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade C
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade C+
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$231,300
National
$244,900Median Rent
$945
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Harrisonburg Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault183national 282.7
- Murder1.9national 6.1
- Rape50.6national 40.7
- Robbery15.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary126.6national 500.1
- Theft1,580.9national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft101.2national 284
Residents
Working in Harrisonburg
Jobs
grade C+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$51,055
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Harrisonburg
- grade A minus
East Rockingham High School
- Rating 3.96 out of 5 57 reviews
- grade A minus
Turner Ashby High School
- Rating 3.77 out of 5 194 reviews
- grade A minus
Spotswood High School
- Rating 3.52 out of 5 150 reviews
- grade B+
Harrisonburg High School
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 265 reviews
- grade B
Montevideo Middle School
- Rating 3 out of 5 1 review
Top Private Schools Near Harrisonburg
- grade A minus
Eastern Mennonite School
- Rating 4.18 out of 5 51 reviews
- grade A minus
Shenandoah Valley Academy
- Rating 3.63 out of 5 60 reviews
- grade A minus
Blue Ridge Christian School
- Rating 4.75 out of 5 16 reviews
- grade unavailable
Redeemer Classical School
- Rating 4.33 out of 5 3 reviews
- grade unavailable
Cornerstone Christian School
- Rating 5 out of 5 4 reviews
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Harrisonburg Reviews
Rating 3.76 out of 5 166 reviews
Too liberal. Economically irresponsible. Violence has gone way up in the last five years. It's a sanctuary city (Federal/local) and outsiders bring their ways with them. Yes, we, I, really do benefit from the variability, but, like always it's the few people that exponentially make it hard. Just had ANOTHER police shooting where the suspect died and it was at Walmart. I'm not against housing, but there is no way to pay for it, so our property taxes go up. Other cities have done this already and look! No one lives there, now. In another ten years restaurant tax, property taxes and speed camera revenues will not be enough to fund all the free assistance. The homeless programs are so grand people from Staunton and surrounding areas come here for their phones, food, tablets...and the cities answer is to throw more money at the problem. Won't work, hadn't worked. There are examples all around.
This place is weird. People are friendly up until a point. The “community” dissolved when Covid hit, and people are not comfortable being social. I would NEVER call this the friendly city, as people will be surfacy and ingenuine after time. No one talks in this community unless you are very well known, even then it is a stretch. There’s absolutely nothing to do in this town except go to a number of sad coffee shops or out to eat, and with that-they mainly care about the college students, so if you’re are a townie, just move. There are barely any jobs here. It’s a very strange community, it’s more affordable and somewhat friendlier than Charlottesville but there’s absolutely nothing here. The mall is dying. Please understand as someone who has been here a majority of their life-it is a community that is not secure and apathetic, leave while you can. These other reviews don’t give the real experience. Trust me. God bless. Sheesh.
Harrisonburg has an amazing community, where students of all ages are able to interact with the community. We also have many areas where commerce thrives such as our downtown, which is home to many restaurants, coffee shops, and the farmers market. I would like to see change in the road patterns to increase safety for bikers, as many students aged elementary through college bike to classes.