Metro FMR · CBSA 25500 · HUD FY2026

Harrisonburg, VA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Harrisonburg, VA MSA metro area - 10% above the US average.

$1,057
1-bedroom FMR
$1,322
2-bedroom FMR
-2.8%
YoY change
+10%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Harrisonburg, VA MSA area rents at $1,322 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 13% above the US average, higher than 51% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#190
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+13%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$52,880
income to afford it (30% rule)
-2.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Harrisonburg: #190 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $72,145, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.6% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Harrisonburg in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 135,689 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+2.6%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 2.4%, a tight rental market where HUD's annual FMR schedule can lag what landlords are actually asking.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,122/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,322 runs 17.8% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 39.0% of the 18,364 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,050/mo

17.5% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,057/mo

17.6% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,322/mo

22.0% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,801/mo

30.0% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,125/mo

35.3% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·25500

Harrisonburg: $1,057/mo 1BR · #190 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 25500

  • CBSA 25500
  • 1BR-FMR $1,057
  • 2BR-FMR $1,322
  • RANK-MID #190
  • YOY-DOWN -2.8%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +10%
  • IN-ST-LOW #4 VA
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MID 136K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Charlottesville
  • VOUCH-90-110 $951–$1,163
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Charlottesville ($545 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Harrisonburg sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,322 higher than 51% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #190 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 13% above the national 2-bedroom average. 94 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 25500

Counties inside Harrisonburg

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 25500, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,322–$1,322, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Rockingham County 2BR $1,322 · 84K Harrisonburg city 2BR $1,322 · 52K

Harrisonburg studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #190 nationally

1BR $1,057 (+10% vs US, -2.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 25500.

Studio
$1,050
US avg $893
↓2.9% YoY +18% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,057
US avg $959
↓2.8% YoY +10% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,322
US avg $1,175
↓5.0% YoY +13% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,801
US avg $1,525
↓4.4% YoY +18% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,125
US avg $1,756
↓8.2% YoY +21% vs US

How Harrisonburg compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other VA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Harrisonburg highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Harrisonburg: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Harrisonburg with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside VA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside VA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Des Moines-West Des Moines
IA · 2 BR $1,318/mo
Monroe
MI · 2 BR $1,326/mo
Kankakee
IL · 2 BR $1,326/mo
Wildwood-The Villages
FL · 2 BR $1,328/mo

Burden % · outside VA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Muncie
IN · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,043/mo
Pocatello
ID · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,173/mo
Killeen-Temple
TX · 22% of income · 2 BR $1,233/mo
Salt Lake City
UT · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,747/mo

Harrisonburg: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Harrisonburg, VA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Harrisonburg, VA MSA is $1,057 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,322 and a studio is $1,050.
How does Harrisonburg, VA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Harrisonburg, VA MSA metro area is 10% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,057 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Harrisonburg rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,322 ranks #190 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Harrisonburg metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 25500, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,322–$1,322 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Harrisonburg's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+2.6%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 2.4%, a tight rental market where HUD's annual FMR schedule can lag what landlords are actually asking.

Compare Harrisonburg vs Charlottesville →

What this means for renters

Treat Harrisonburg's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $1,057 implies about $42,280/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Harrisonburg stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Charlottesville
  • See where Harrisonburg ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 2 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,057/mo · 1BR VA

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