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Real estate agents and brokers in Harrisonburg city, VA

The real estate agents and brokers in Harrisonburg city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,154 of 2,176 scored counties
#95 of 97 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
83
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$244.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,108 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
54
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.8
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,839
−1.7% since 2020

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What this means

For real estate agents and brokers, Harrisonburg city has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,154 of 2,176 scored counties and #95 of 97 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Harrisonburg city spend about $244.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,108 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 46% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 83 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Harrisonburg city as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 47.8 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Harrisonburg city in 2023. That is one for every 914 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show Harrisonburg city declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Harrisonburg city 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Harrisonburg city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHarrisonburg cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.833.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5492100
Households per official establishment914791788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,108$16,844$16,661
Median household income$62,254$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score2139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 19
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
834 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Harrisonburg city, 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 Harrisonburg city

Population, 2025 estimate
50,839−1.7% since 2020
Households
17,360
Median age
31.4
Homes lived in by their owners
39%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
17 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,964
Median household income
$62,254+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,014
Median home value
$299,100
Jobs located here
34,193
Daytime population
64,079Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Harrisonburg city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, VA881210.0291+11.3%#3 of 2,176
2King William County, VA8656.8423+9.5%#4 of 2,176
3Frederick County, VA79195.4578+8.8%#30 of 2,176
4Rockingham County, VA79185.5514+6.6%#32 of 2,176
5Prince George County, VA7986.2468+2.0%#33 of 2,176
6New Kent County, VA741516.2203+21.2%#112 of 2,176
7Culpeper County, VA704121.7142+9.3%#225 of 2,176
8Pulaski County, VA69117.6338−0.6%#234 of 2,176
9Fluvanna County, VA691110.6284+6.2%#238 of 2,176
10Amherst County, VA69129.5278+2.1%#240 of 2,176
95Harrisonburg city, VA218347.854−1.7%#2,154 of 2,176

Other business types in Harrisonburg city

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Harrisonburg city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 real estate agents and brokers in Harrisonburg city. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Harrisonburg city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $244.9M a year, or $14,108 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 83 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 46% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,360 households in Harrisonburg city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harrisonburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Harrisonburg city has 47.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 54, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Harrisonburg city would have about 45, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 914 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Harrisonburg city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Harrisonburg city at 50,839 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,360 households. Median household income in Harrisonburg city is $62,254, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Harrisonburg city scores 21 for real estate agents and brokers (low), #2,154 of 2,176 scored counties.

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