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Strasburg, VA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Harrisonburg, is 3% less than it is in Strasburg and is 35% below the National Average.
- Strasburg unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Harrisonburg unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Strasburg, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.4%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.7%35.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,581$24,388$37,638
 Household Income$52,486$51,055$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,681$65,728$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Strasburg, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.5%14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.8%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.4%9.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.0%9.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.8%12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.6%5.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.8%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Strasburg, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%10.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%8.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.1%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%16.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.6%16.4%13.1%
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Over 12 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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