City of Harrisonburg
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- Population
- 51,392
- Area
- 17.34 sq mi (44.9 km²), 0.05 sq mi water
- Median age
- 25
- Households
- 17,360
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $62,254
- Median house value
- $299,100
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
City of Harrisonburg
An independent city — coextensive with this county-equivalent, so it is governed as a city and reported as a county.
Local News
The Citizen
Published 4 hours agoCity Council looks to weigh in on request for US Forest Service to keep ‘roadless rule’
At the request of preservation activists, the city council plans to draft a letter asking the U.S. Forest Service to maintain roadless designations on Shenandoah Mountain and nearby areas. Source
The Citizen
Published September 18Community Perspective: Bringing Passenger Rail to the Valley
A submitted perspectives piece by KC Kettler You’re on I-81, with an overturned tractor-trailer up ahead. Again. Traffic is backed up for miles. Gas, expensive as it is, is burning in the tank as you sit still. You feel your blood pressure rising as you hear one car honk after…
The Citizen
Published September 17Community Perspective: Who recalls when the Washington Post Travel section had an article on a weekend visit to the Shenandoah Valley?
A submitted perspectives piece by Kerry Abbott Who recalls when the Washington Post Travel section had an article on a weekend visit to the Shenandoah Valley? It went through the towns, one by one, until it reached Harrisonburg and said, “Keep driving”. The downtown had been…
The Citizen
Published September 15County schools’ new grading policy causes angst
In the first weeks of a new school year — and Rockingham County’s overhauled grading policy — families are reporting increased anxiety among students, concerns over eligibility for athletics and a disproportionately high number of failing grades, a school board member said.…
The Citizen
Published September 09A new indoor rec center? Passenger rail in Harrisonburg?
The industrial building on West Wolfe Street, which was most recently the Artisan Packaging facility, could find a second life as an indoor recreation and sports complex after the city council approved a proposal Tuesday evening. The council also took steps toward a more…