Lemme tell you I was born and raised in Charlottesville, VA. I’ve moved away and come back a few times. I now own a home outside of C,Ville. I plan to be here forever. The green, the mountains, the fall colors, variety of wildlife in my own back yard, the weather even. I love Virginia. This channel is too cute y’all are just a lovely pair. Thanks for a channel all about this beautiful state.
I grew up in Harrisonburg and a proud graduate of HHS Blue Streaks class of 2000. I now live in the Orange County of California managing a Medical Equipment company headquartered in Houston. To me personally, Harrisonburg has always been a very FRIENDLY city since I moved there in 1996. People are very nice, and I was blessed by being a part of a Mennonite Church family for many years. JMU is a becoming a great school where I got my MBA from. And JMU has really ascended as a major sports school in both football and Men's basketball as of late.
Used to be a great place to live when I was growing up. Huge influx of people over the last 20 years has ruined it. Now Massanutten wants to build a rollercoaster... ridiculous!
Been in the area all my life. Harrisonburg really has turned into a cesspool. I stay away as much as possible. Traffic is terrible, peoples lack of driving skills, then dealing with I81 on top of all of it. Not the best place to move to.
Rosetta Stone hasn't been in Hburg for years. Whatever vestiges remain of the original company is either in Seattle or Arlington, depending on what website you read. On another note, why try to bring more people here? Of course, you guys are realtors. Hburg has its pros but bringing more people here is already causing real estate to go up and there's ugly and uncontrolled development outside the city limits. I don't want Hburg to become like Charlottesville where our kids can't afford to stay here once they're grown.
That was the most positive presentation of my City. You left out a few Cons but anyone paying attention would realize they were implied in your Pros of College town and near real small regional airport. We are trying to give developers opportunity to increase inventory but it takes time to fix that problem while population is outpacing construction.
I live in Rockingham Co, and I have to disagree with travel. Contour offers like $60 flights to CLT with free parking & free luggage under 50 pounds. You can leave your car at SHD for free. It's a 20 minute flight to CLT. and connecting is very easy at CLT. will cost a little bit more money, but will cost far more to drive to IAD or DCA & then pay so much money a day to leave your car.
Nah, both Rosetta Stone, and many local factories badly tanked, 5-20 years ago, so there's really no more Middle Class, which moved away. Therefore people who work here are all either rich university-employees, or poor chicken plant laborers, who are mostly a gigantic (but wholesome) immigrant class.
I live in Staunton and the property tax is ridiculous. The taxes in the city of Staunton are just a little less than northern Virginia, and those taxes there are ridiculous. Our property taxes are double what they were in Frederick co where we moved from. Personal property tax went up a little. The car tax needs to be abolished.
One negative of living here is when it rains it smells like dog food outside, also the poultry plant 10 mins out of town is rancid smelling when a breeze picks it up
I lived right under the general landing approach at Virginia Beach for Damneck Naval for a couple of years. Now, that was loud and proud! Literally shut down a phone conversation no matter where located in the house. These piper cubs we get overhead here from Weyers Cave, on the other hand, are quite appropriate for the country side out here at Cross Keys where we have to contend with all the traffic madness at the lavender farm 😂
What a great video. I came from Honduras when I was 17 years old in 1999. Since then I have been living here in this beautiful city and for me there's no other place like this. There's a lot of more of the things that you guys mentioned, but thanks for sharing this with whomever is interested in visiting or living in Harrisonburg.
Sadly the cost of living has kind of gotten out of control from when this video came out. Paying for a 1 br apartment NOT including utilities is $1,000/month. It’s cheaper to buy a house but everything around even town homes are like 200k plus. The cheaper housing is in some really sketchy areas though and unfortunately there has been 2 shootings at college parties this past year, and a police officer just had to shoot someone at the local Walmart because they took an employee hostage at knife point, so crime has been increasing just like every other city. It’s a beautiful and fun area but the prices like everywhere else have started sky rocketing. The middle class is gone so your either rich or your poor living literally paycheck to paycheck
This is a college town so it has a lot of diversity in its stores but we are COUNTRY and if you cant adapt to that then don't come. This town and surrounding areas has enough to make a average person happy. Harrisonburg is in a agriculture area of the state. Choosing the county life around Harrisonburg is a much better living than in the city.
People should know, Virginia has the highest personal property tax rate in the nation. Also, depending on where you live, the property taxes are outrageous.
Yes, this is true overall; however, the personal property tax rate is county and city specific. (See link below) www.tax-rates.org/virginia/property-tax Additionally, when you look at the overall tax burden of a Virginia resident, Virginia is very average as it falls right in the middle of all states. (See link below) www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-lowest-taxes I talk a little bit about some of Virginia's taxes in this video; ua-cam.com/video/lfUluPUVXsQ/v-deo.html as well as a comparison of Waynesboro and Staunton personal property taxes in this video. ua-cam.com/video/Bo39IUSi8LU/v-deo.html
Would i be able to survive there without a car, at least for a few months? Are there available apartments for rent that are close enough to JMU but are NOT student apartments? I might be moving to Harrisonburg as a new faculty member
Thank you for watching! There is public transport in downtown! There are condos/townhouses for rent near JMU. There are students renting everywhere, so not sure you will be able to avoid them. I encourage you to check what is available on and JMU online boards as well as Zillow. If you come across any on Realtor.com that you are interested in, we can help you with those.
Struggling to pick between Harrisonburg, somewhere just outside Harrisonburg, or Staunton if I'm starting a new job in Harrisonburg. Tough choices, they all look pretty good!
I represent a pro wrestler from Singers Glen. He loves your video on the area. He would love for yall to dissect the area he’s from in the glen. We would be willing to do interviews. He wears a mask, and wants his identity secret but that isnt that hard to hide
Fun fact! The SV does not include Roanoke. I can't post a pic here, but go to virginia.org and search "Shenandoah Valley Boundaries"! 😊 And yes. LURAY is beautiful! Let us know of you ever want to purchase real estate there! 😁
@@VirginiaMountainToValleyLiving I just checked and Google told me Roanoke is in the Shenandoah Valley. Ask Google "is Roanoke in the Shenandoah Valley?"
How is medical? I currently see specialists at UCLA and want to be near a good medical university. Is my best option Univ. of Virginia? I think that is about an hour's drive?
If I buy a house on acreage and spend hours outside on the trails what are my chances of seeing a bear? If I plant vegetables and fruit should I be ready to share them with the bears?
Can't hear anything near the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, either. It's between Staunton and Harrisonburg. Only 3 or 4 flights a day. "You can't get there from here." : "
QUESTIONS about Harrisonburg: 1) Bugs: is there a large population of mosquitos, ants, spiders, snakes in the Summer? 2) Are the Summers mostly humid, lots of rain, like Western, NC? 3) Are there occasional floods in Harrisonburg because it is a mountain valley? 4) Do you have hardware stores like Ace Hardware, Menards, Home Depot? Need those for fixing a house? 5) Medical: What is the situation on hospitals, and doctors? Do you have to travel 2 hours to get a test like a heart test, of endoscopy, or other tests that are done in a hospital? 6) Any theatres, or live performances, or festivals in the Summer? Or is it a boring place like where I lived in the Kennewick, Washington?
1. Regarding all the critters. I would not say there is a large population. Of course, they aren't allowed in MY house!! 😉 I call Daniel if there are any invasions! www.sprousespestcontrol.com/ 2. Regarding humidity, rain and summers. The humidity is brief. One of the reasons we love it here is because of the lack of humidity. 3. There are minimal areas of flooding. We always recommend checking the FEMA maps. www.fema.gov/flood-maps 4. We have ACE in the smaller towns and Harrisonburg has Lowes and Home Depot! 5. Medical. www.sentara.com/hospitalslocations/locations/sentara-rmh-medical-center.aspx 6. Harrisonburg is great!! It is the largest town north of Roanoke. James Madison University and Bridgewater College has many live performances!! Check out our other Harrisonburg videos as well as the Staunton videos!! There are too many places to list!! 😉
1.) No, there are very few bugs, because of . . . 2.) There is very little rainfall, indeed we are DEPENDABLY the 'hole in the donut,' on the rain-radar. This is because (a.) we are blocked by the mountains from rainfall coming from the East and West (it dumps on the mountains, then jumps us), and (b.) we are on the 'saddle,' the high-ground watershed between the N & S Forks of the Shenandooah, so rain coming along the valley, from the North or South, often misses us too, because at the saddle, here, it 'lifts off' and dematerializes, instead of hitting some mountain and dumping. This means that the air here is wonderfully COOL & DRY. Humidity doesn't stay, the way it suffocates you down in the Tidewater; in fact, some of the most reliable wind in the U.S. (for windmills) is on Shenandoah Mtn., just northwest of town. 3.) Being on the saddle, we have no floods, unless you live right beside a creek. 4.) Ace, Lowe's, & Home Depot, plus a lot of farm-supply stores. 5.) Our hospital is low-quality, and People often get frustrated with it, compared to big-city hospitals like UVA Medical Center, over the mountain in Charlottesville. Most people go there for anything major 6.) We have a lot of Farmers-markets, beer-brewers, and mountain-style festivals (Red Wing Roots Fest, R'ham County Fair, numerous Massanutten Resort fests), the kind of stuff that you see in the magazine "Blue Ridge Outdoors." JMU's gigantic Forbes Center for the Performing Arts brings world-class groups to town, but, embarassingly, nobody attends them, because they can't afford the $50 tickets. The area is not boring at all, if you Appreciate hiking, Mennonites, & Civil War (or earlier) history: travelersmeadow.com/destinations
We have all the things your asking about but not many locals attend these things, unless your from the upper crust. The main mall is in the process of petering out. There are lots of local type festivals. I've lived here all my life and it's a pretty boring place. You have to entertain yourself. If you like to hunt, fish, hike, bike or ride horseback this is your place. Lots and lots of places to do these. As far as jobs well if your educated or skilled you should have no problems, other than that a factory will be you most likely place of employment.
I presently live in Charlottesville, but recently bought some land in Shenandoah and hoping to build a house there soon-ish. I'm looking forward to the shift. Having Harrisonburg nearby will be pretty handy.
Living in Harrisonburg I'd have to agree that the airport distance is a huge con. I used to travel a lot and having to land completely jet lagged while still needing to drive two hours home is a DRAG. When you land all you want to do is rest. The drive is quite boring and filled with speed traps aswell. Especially in Woodstock
Lemme tell you I was born and raised in Charlottesville, VA. I’ve moved away and come back a few times. I now own a home outside of C,Ville. I plan to be here forever. The green, the mountains, the fall colors, variety of wildlife in my own back yard, the weather even. I love Virginia. This channel is too cute y’all are just a lovely pair. Thanks for a channel all about this beautiful state.
Thank you for sharing with everyone your love for the area and for watching our video! ❤️
I grew up in Harrisonburg and a proud graduate of HHS Blue Streaks class of 2000. I now live in the Orange County of California managing a Medical Equipment company headquartered in Houston. To me personally, Harrisonburg has always been a very FRIENDLY city since I moved there in 1996. People are very nice, and I was blessed by being a part of a Mennonite Church family for many years. JMU is a becoming a great school where I got my MBA from. And JMU has really ascended as a major sports school in both football and Men's basketball as of late.
Thank you for your comment!! JMU sports are definitely something to watch!! We were hoping the game would be closer yesterday! 😊
Used to be a great place to live when I was growing up. Huge influx of people over the last 20 years has ruined it. Now Massanutten wants to build a rollercoaster... ridiculous!
Been in the area all my life. Harrisonburg really has turned into a cesspool. I stay away as much as possible. Traffic is terrible, peoples lack of driving skills, then dealing with I81 on top of all of it. Not the best place to move to.
Are you looking to move away from Harrisonburg?
That's why I bike everywhere here, and am almost as fast as the cars.
Yup. Like all Democrat run cities, h-burg is spiraling into a dark place.
facts
and all the homeless on the South river greenway in town...they poop everywhere
Moving to Harrisonburg in 3 weeks! I can't wait!
Rosetta Stone hasn't been in Hburg for years. Whatever vestiges remain of the original company is either in Seattle or Arlington, depending on what website you read. On another note, why try to bring more people here? Of course, you guys are realtors. Hburg has its pros but bringing more people here is already causing real estate to go up and there's ugly and uncontrolled development outside the city limits. I don't want Hburg to become like Charlottesville where our kids can't afford to stay here once they're grown.
Why the headline “Avoid Harrisonburg” when you end up saying “The pros outweigh the cons”?!
I’m pretty poor but I still think Hburg is nice to be in. I like the music scene.
That was the most positive presentation of my City. You left out a few Cons but anyone paying attention would realize they were implied in your Pros of College town and near real small regional airport. We are trying to give developers opportunity to increase inventory but it takes time to fix that problem while population is outpacing construction.
Thank you for your comments and developing the area.
I live in Rockingham Co, and I have to disagree with travel. Contour offers like $60 flights to CLT with free parking & free luggage under 50 pounds. You can leave your car at SHD for free. It's a 20 minute flight to CLT. and connecting is very easy at CLT. will cost a little bit more money, but will cost far more to drive to IAD or DCA & then pay so much money a day to leave your car.
You know what, there are pros and cons that apply to every town. I miss working in Harrisonburg!!
Yes!!! 😊
Nah, both Rosetta Stone, and many local factories badly tanked, 5-20 years ago, so there's really no more Middle Class, which moved away. Therefore people who work here are all either rich university-employees, or poor chicken plant laborers, who are mostly a gigantic (but wholesome) immigrant class.
So that's what Hispanics out number Blacks in Harrisonburg. I thought that was odd at first glance but poultry plants are the reason.
The stench of chicken plants can really ruin a nice breezy summer day.
I live in Staunton and the property tax is ridiculous. The taxes in the city of Staunton are just a little less than northern Virginia, and those taxes there are ridiculous. Our property taxes are double what they were in Frederick co where we moved from. Personal property tax went up a little. The car tax needs to be abolished.
One negative of living here is when it rains it smells like dog food outside, also the poultry plant 10 mins out of town is rancid smelling when a breeze picks it up
Yup. Ariake.
hey
Yeah, my stepdaughter used to live downtown near the dog food plant. It was pretty bad, but cheap.
Harrisonburg is a Cool Town - Lots of Reasons to Live Here! - Gotta Love It!
I lived right under the general landing approach at Virginia Beach for Damneck Naval for a couple of years. Now, that was loud and proud! Literally shut down a phone conversation no matter where located in the house. These piper cubs we get overhead here from Weyers Cave, on the other hand, are quite appropriate for the country side out here at Cross Keys where we have to contend with all the traffic madness at the lavender farm 😂
What a great video. I came from Honduras when I was 17 years old in 1999. Since then I have been living here in this beautiful city and for me there's no other place like this. There's a lot of more of the things that you guys mentioned, but thanks for sharing this with whomever is interested in visiting or living in Harrisonburg.
Thank you for watching and for sharing your story!
Sadly the cost of living has kind of gotten out of control from when this video came out. Paying for a 1 br apartment NOT including utilities is $1,000/month. It’s cheaper to buy a house but everything around even town homes are like 200k plus. The cheaper housing is in some really sketchy areas though and unfortunately there has been 2 shootings at college parties this past year, and a police officer just had to shoot someone at the local Walmart because they took an employee hostage at knife point, so crime has been increasing just like every other city. It’s a beautiful and fun area but the prices like everywhere else have started sky rocketing. The middle class is gone so your either rich or your poor living literally paycheck to paycheck
The truth.
That's everywhere chief. Harrisonburg is still peaceful compared to anyone else. Have you been to staunton or cville? No thanks
I live in Harrisonburg i miss my childhood home moorefield WV
Harrisonburg is a nice city so I don’t see what’s the problem with living here
This is a college town so it has a lot of diversity in its stores but we are COUNTRY and if you cant adapt to that then don't come. This town and surrounding areas has enough to make a average person happy. Harrisonburg is in a agriculture area of the state. Choosing the county life around Harrisonburg is a much better living than in the city.
Yup. Stay away from the city.
Awesome ty for info
If you don't like Hburg, Luray is worse.
All of page county is trash
People should know, Virginia has the highest personal property tax rate in the nation. Also, depending on where you live, the property taxes are outrageous.
Yes, this is true overall; however, the personal property tax rate is county and city specific. (See link below)
www.tax-rates.org/virginia/property-tax
Additionally, when you look at the overall tax burden of a Virginia resident, Virginia is very average as it falls right in the middle of all states. (See link below)
www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-lowest-taxes
I talk a little bit about some of Virginia's taxes in this video;
ua-cam.com/video/lfUluPUVXsQ/v-deo.html
as well as a comparison of Waynesboro and Staunton personal property taxes in this video.
ua-cam.com/video/Bo39IUSi8LU/v-deo.html
Would i be able to survive there without a car, at least for a few months?
Are there available apartments for rent that are close enough to JMU but are NOT student apartments? I might be moving to Harrisonburg as a new faculty member
Thank you for watching!
There is public transport in downtown!
There are condos/townhouses for rent near JMU. There are students renting everywhere, so not sure you will be able to avoid them. I encourage you to check what is available on and JMU online boards as well as Zillow. If you come across any on Realtor.com that you are interested in, we can help you with those.
Struggling to pick between Harrisonburg, somewhere just outside Harrisonburg, or Staunton if I'm starting a new job in Harrisonburg. Tough choices, they all look pretty good!
Hello, Peaceful Nights! If you need real estate help, just let us know!
Taxes are too high in those cities
@@robs9324 You think so? Compared to other cities, they have some of the lowest taxes, actually. 😊
@@robs9324 Lower than what I pay now 😃
Try Augusta county. You could live near Harrisonburg or Charlottesville and still live in a rural setting and pay a lot less. Verona.
I drive for uber and lyft in harrisonburg. I also first ammendment audit.
I represent a pro wrestler from Singers Glen. He loves your video on the area. He would love for yall to dissect the area he’s from in the glen. We would be willing to do interviews. He wears a mask, and wants his identity secret but that isnt that hard to hide
😂😂😂
Lexington isn't the south end of the Shenandoah Valley. I'm pretty sure it goes all the way to Roanoke.
I really like Luray. It's near Harrisonburg.
Fun fact! The SV does not include Roanoke. I can't post a pic here, but go to virginia.org and search "Shenandoah Valley Boundaries"! 😊
And yes. LURAY is beautiful! Let us know of you ever want to purchase real estate there! 😁
@@VirginiaMountainToValleyLiving I just checked and Google told me Roanoke is in the Shenandoah Valley. Ask Google "is Roanoke in the Shenandoah Valley?"
Charlottesville airport is about an hour away from harrisonburg.
How is medical? I currently see specialists at UCLA and want to be near a good medical university. Is my best option Univ. of Virginia? I think that is about an hour's drive?
If I buy a house on acreage and spend hours outside on the trails what are my chances of seeing a bear? If I plant vegetables and fruit should I be ready to share them with the bears?
Aren’t many bears in the city. Might see some closer to the mountain but if you live in town you should be safe.
thank you for representing people of Harrisburg 💪💪
Can't hear anything near the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, either. It's between Staunton and Harrisonburg. Only 3 or 4 flights a day. "You can't get there from here."
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i live by it and honestly it’s easy 2 ignore the plains after a while
Contour is not a subsidiary.. they have a baggage agreement, nothing more. 👎
QUESTIONS about Harrisonburg: 1) Bugs: is there a large population of mosquitos, ants, spiders, snakes in the Summer? 2) Are the Summers mostly humid, lots of rain, like Western, NC? 3) Are there occasional floods in Harrisonburg because it is a mountain valley? 4) Do you have hardware stores like Ace Hardware, Menards, Home Depot? Need those for fixing a house? 5) Medical: What is the situation on hospitals, and doctors? Do you have to travel 2 hours to get a test like a heart test, of endoscopy, or other tests that are done in a hospital? 6) Any theatres, or live performances, or festivals in the Summer? Or is it a boring place like where I lived in the Kennewick, Washington?
1. Regarding all the critters. I would not say there is a large population. Of course, they aren't allowed in MY house!! 😉 I call Daniel if there are any invasions!
www.sprousespestcontrol.com/
2. Regarding humidity, rain and summers. The humidity is brief. One of the reasons we love it here is because of the lack of humidity.
3. There are minimal areas of flooding. We always recommend checking the FEMA maps. www.fema.gov/flood-maps
4. We have ACE in the smaller towns and Harrisonburg has Lowes and Home Depot!
5. Medical. www.sentara.com/hospitalslocations/locations/sentara-rmh-medical-center.aspx
6. Harrisonburg is great!! It is the largest town north of Roanoke. James Madison University and Bridgewater College has many live performances!! Check out our other Harrisonburg videos as well as the Staunton videos!! There are too many places to list!! 😉
1.) No, there are very few bugs, because of . . .
2.) There is very little rainfall, indeed we are DEPENDABLY the 'hole in the donut,' on the rain-radar. This is because (a.) we are blocked by the mountains from rainfall coming from the East and West (it dumps on the mountains, then jumps us), and (b.) we are on the 'saddle,' the high-ground watershed between the N & S Forks of the Shenandooah, so rain coming along the valley, from the North or South, often misses us too, because at the saddle, here, it 'lifts off' and dematerializes, instead of hitting some mountain and dumping. This means that the air here is wonderfully COOL & DRY. Humidity doesn't stay, the way it suffocates you down in the Tidewater; in fact, some of the most reliable wind in the U.S. (for windmills) is on Shenandoah Mtn., just northwest of town.
3.) Being on the saddle, we have no floods, unless you live right beside a creek.
4.) Ace, Lowe's, & Home Depot, plus a lot of farm-supply stores.
5.) Our hospital is low-quality, and People often get frustrated with it, compared to big-city hospitals like UVA Medical Center, over the mountain in Charlottesville. Most people go there for anything major
6.) We have a lot of Farmers-markets, beer-brewers, and mountain-style festivals (Red Wing Roots Fest, R'ham County Fair, numerous Massanutten Resort fests), the kind of stuff that you see in the magazine "Blue Ridge Outdoors." JMU's gigantic Forbes Center for the Performing Arts brings world-class groups to town, but, embarassingly, nobody attends them, because they can't afford the $50 tickets.
The area is not boring at all, if you Appreciate hiking, Mennonites, & Civil War (or earlier) history: travelersmeadow.com/destinations
We have all the things your asking about but not many locals attend these things, unless your from the upper crust. The main mall is in the process of petering out. There are lots of local type festivals. I've lived here all my life and it's a pretty boring place. You have to entertain yourself. If you like to hunt, fish, hike, bike or ride horseback this is your place. Lots and lots of places to do these. As far as jobs well if your educated or skilled you should have no problems, other than that a factory will be you most likely place of employment.
We have a Costco which is really nice 😊
I presently live in Charlottesville, but recently bought some land in Shenandoah and hoping to build a house there soon-ish. I'm looking forward to the shift. Having Harrisonburg nearby will be pretty handy.
Lots of homeless on the greenway by the South river park...
Aha! Thank goodness I can’t hear those jet liners up there at 30 some thousand feet!
Umm, why was this in my recommendation, I live in Harrisonburg lmao
Let us know if we can ever help you with a real estate need! 😊
The worst thing about living in this otherwise beautiful town is it smells like poop majority of the time.
Interesting. Where is Harrisonburg do you live?
I just moved there
Congratulations! How do you like it?
Living in Harrisonburg I'd have to agree that the airport distance is a huge con. I used to travel a lot and having to land completely jet lagged while still needing to drive two hours home is a DRAG. When you land all you want to do is rest. The drive is quite boring and filled with speed traps aswell. Especially in Woodstock