Harrisonburg City County · Virginia · South · 51k residents
Harrisonburg, VA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Harrisonburg: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Virginia median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,025/wk. Virginia's corporate income tax rate is 6%. Commercial electricity averages 8.7¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,025/wk
Corporate income tax
6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
37.5%
Commercial electricity
8.7¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Harrisonburg's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
71/100
Heating
Ranks Harrisonburg's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $299,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $220 |
| Property tax rate | 0.87% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $887/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,118/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.36% |
| Sales tax | 5.75% |
| Corporate income tax | 6% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,025/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.5% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.7¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 34.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $136,460 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $93,600 |
| Wage: General manager | $122,080 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,730 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,380 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $56,860 |
| Wage: Electrician | $62,900 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,240 |
| Cost of living index | 93 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $70/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,250/mo |
| Median household income | $62,254 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 51k |
| Crime index | 32/100 |
| School rating | 6.8/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 27/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 210 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 23°F |
| Annual snowfall | 19 in |
| Home price YoY | +4.2% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +6.4% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.6% |
| Building permits YoY | +86.2% |
| Ocean coast | 193 mi |
| Big lake | 101 mi |
| Mountains | 29 mi |
| Major airport | 84 mi |
| Ski resort | 8 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Harrisonburg a good place to run a business?
- Virginia's corporate income tax rate is 6%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,025/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.7¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Harrisonburg, VA?
- Harrisonburg indexes at 93 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,118/mo and a acs median home value of $299,100.
- How much does a house cost in Harrisonburg?
- The acs median home value in Harrisonburg is $299,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Harrisonburg?
- A two-bedroom in Harrisonburg rents for about $1,118/mo.