Predictably, twice as many buyers are choosing the County (over the City) in 2016

The first quarter of 2016 has been a (crazily) busy few months of contract activity -- especially in March.  As shown above, twice as many buyers are contracting on homes in Rockingham County (192) as compared to the City of Harrisonburg (93).

But, it turns out that shouldn't surprise us, based on the typical pace of buyer activity in the City and County....



As shown above, last year there were just about twice as many home sales in Rockingham County (746) as there were in the City of Harrisonburg (379).

But before you conclude that County home sellers have it soooo easy, because twice as many buyers are buying in the County, I should point out that there are actually MORE THAN twice as many homes for sale in Rockingham County (411) as compared to the City of Harrisonburg (151)....



As such, there are actually more buyers per seller in the City than in the County.