Harrisonburg city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.1 | 51,082 people · 50th most distressed in Virginia

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Harrisonburg city, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.1 — 1134th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Virginia, it ranks 50th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 1 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Harrisonburg city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 86.7 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 86.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 68
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 92
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 85
Homeownership Rate 100
Rent-to-Income Ratio 89
Income & Poverty 70.8
Poverty Rate 94
Income vs. State Median 73
Child Poverty Rate 45
Employment & Wages 56.0
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 84
Business Formation Rate 39
Community Vulnerability 36.3
Uninsured Rate 66
Disability Rate 6
Debt & Delinquency 30.9
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 18
Student Loan Delinquency 8
Auto Loan Delinquency 57
Credit Card Delinquency 41
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 28

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Harrisonburg city compares to its 1 neighboring county and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Harrisonburg city
Harrisonburg city, VA 56.1 Elevated
Rockingham County, VA 35.2 Normal -20.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Harrisonburg city
DeKalb County, AL 56.1 Elevated -0.0
Charlotte County, FL 56.2 Elevated +0.0
Ector County, TX 56.1 Elevated -0.0
Bedford County, TN 56.2 Elevated +0.1
Indian River County, FL 56.2 Elevated +0.1

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