Cost of living in Harriston, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,051 a month.
Harriston is a Census community, not a separate city government in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $93,250 a year.
- People
- 1,212
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,051
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $93,250
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $183,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,199
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA
Harriston, Virginia has about 1,212 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $183,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Augusta County is $1,199 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Harriston. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area, prices sit at 91.1 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 Harriston'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 Harriston'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, 234 have higher typical rent than Harriston.
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EBT nearby
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.
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.