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Cost of living in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,184 a month.

Harrisonburg is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,254 a year.

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People
51,392
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,184
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$62,254
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$299,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,264
Harrisonburg, VA MSA

Harrisonburg, Virginia has about 51,392 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $299,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Harrisonburg city is $1,264 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Harrisonburg. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, prices sit at 94.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Harrisonburg's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Harrisonburg's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Virginia in the table we use.

Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 207 have higher typical rent than Harrisonburg.

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.