What Types of Homes Are People Buying in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County?

It is always interesting to see what the trends are in terms of what types of homes folks are buying in our area. I scoped out the average and median homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, which gives you a pretty good idea of the types of homes people are buying around here in 2010.

HARRISONBURG

The average home in the City of Harrisonburg is selling for $187,402, and has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 1735 square feet of living space. The home below best depicts this type of home in Harrisonburg. This particular home is located in the Reherd Acres neighborhood (off of Vine Street), and was sold for $193,000 earlier this year.

The median home — that home which is smack dab in the middle of the pack — that sold in Harrisonburg was $170,790 and contained 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 1550 square feet of living space. The photo below depicts a home in the City of Harrisonburg that was sold earlier this year for $170,790, and has 1404 square feet of living space. This particular home is an end unit townhome located in the new Liberty Square neighborhood.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

The average home in Rockingham County is selling for $223,456, and has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and 2018 square feet of living space. The home below best depicts this type of home in Rockingham County. This particular home is located in Bridgewater, and was sold for $212,250 earlier this year. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and 1982 square feet.

The median home that sold in Rockingham County was $187,950 and contained 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and 1714 square feet of living space. The photo below depicts a home in Rockingham County that was sold earlier this year for $187,900, and has 1773 square feet of living space. This particular home is an end unit townhome located in the Taylor Springs neighborhood.

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**All figures came from the HRAR MLS for the dates 01/01/2010 – 10/18/2010. Rockingham County figures include Massanutten Resort.

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