Over the past year this is where single family detached homes were built, as reflected by sales in the HRAR MLS...

City of Harrisonburg = 3 homes

Rockingham County = 58 homes

When looking at development proposals in the City of Harrisonburg here's the breakdown of property types being proposed...

Apartments = 74% or 2,747 homes

Townhomes or Duplexes = 21% or 771 homes

Single Family Detached Homes = 6% or 206 homes

So, I suppose it is reasonable to ask or wonder... how many more single family detached homes be built in the City of Harrisonburg?

Perhaps the vast majority of single family homes that will ever exist in Harrisonburg have already been built?

Perhaps over the next 10, 20 and 30 years, 95% or more of new housing units will be apartments, townhouses or duplexes?

After all, the City will eventually run out of land for building more housing.

As it currently stands, if you are going to buy a new single family home in the next few years it seems almost certain that it will be in Rockingham County, not the City of Harrisonburg.