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Downtown Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, VA

A beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley location

Walkable Historic Museums

Downtown Harrisonburg is everything a great little downtown should be: brick-paved sidewalks, historic architecture, narrow streets, fantastic boutiques, and terrific restaurants. There are museums: the Valley Turnpike Museum & Civil War Orientation Center, the Explore More Discovery Museum, and the Virginia Quilt Museum. You'll find a variety of art galleries, many featuring work by artists from the Shenandoah Valley region. And there are plays at the charming Court Square Theater.

This walkable, artistic, and historic neighborhood also offers several terrific events and festivals year-round, including the Rocktown Beer & Music Festival, Taste of Downtown, the Strawberry Festival, the Skeleton Festival, and the Farm to City Festival. Located directly north of James Madison University, Downtown Harrisonburg has a large student population. Residents can cheer on the James Madison University Dukes football team at Bridgeforth Stadium.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Harrisonburg is $903 for a studio, $1,114 for one bedroom, $1,226 for two bedrooms, and $1,220 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Harrisonburg has increased by 1.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 348 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $903/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 480 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,114/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,007 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,226/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,196 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,220/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Harrisonburg Children's Museum
  • John C. Wells Planetarium
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
  • Paul State Forest
  • Massanutten Resort

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Charlottesville-Albemarle

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.