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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #317 of 373 scored metro areas
#7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia

Listings
23
6 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$749.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,969 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
83
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
140,155
+3.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Harrisonburg metro area is 35 (lower middle), #317 of 373 scored metro areas and #7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Harrisonburg metro area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 26%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Harrisonburg metro area comes to about $749.1M a year: $14,969 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Harrisonburg metro area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,575 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Harrisonburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Harrisonburg metro area compares

The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Harrisonburg, VA metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHarrisonburg metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.64.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)83104100
Households per official establishment3,5753,9554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,969$16,844$16,661
Median household income$75,065$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
236 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Harrisonburg metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Harrisonburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
140,155+3.5% since 2020
Households
50,046
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
867 sq. mi.
People per square mile
158
Median household income
$75,065+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,373
Median home value
$309,300
Jobs located here
66,301
Daytime population
138,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Virginia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Harrisonburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA63292.2159+2.3%#71 of 373
1Lynchburg, VA59232.2167+2.9%#106 of 373
2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA54142.7140+3.2%#150 of 373
3Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA53202.8131−0.1%#156 of 373
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV521,0804.6107+3.3%#166 of 373
4Richmond, VA472304.397+5.5%#210 of 373
5Winchester, VA-WV41295.278+6.5%#260 of 373
6Charlottesville, VA39455.087+3.1%#274 of 373
7Harrisonburg, VA35234.683+3.5%#317 of 373
8Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC333014.395+0.9%#333 of 373

Other business types in the Harrisonburg metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area?

The Harrisonburg metro area has 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $749.1M a year, or $14,969 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,046 households in the Harrisonburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Harrisonburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Harrisonburg metro area has 4.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 83, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Harrisonburg metro area would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,575 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the Harrisonburg, VA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Harrisonburg metro area at 140,155 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,046 households. The median household income in the Harrisonburg metro area is $75,065 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Harrisonburg metro area scores 35 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #317 of 373 scored metro areas.

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