Years into its housing crisis, Harrisonburg struggles to break ground

Only 153 of 3,986 use-approved (not-by-right) homes have been completed in Harrisonburg since 2021. Hannah Kennedy | The Breeze Editor’s note: Housing statistics accurate as of October 2026, per Harrisonburg Director of Community Development Adam FletcherThe City of Harrisonburg has been facing a housing crisis for at least six years; but since then, only six of the 45 city-approved housing projects have been built.According to the city-commissioned 2021 Comprehensive Housing Assessment and Market Study, Harrisonburg is facing shortages and economic “mismatches” for renters, homeowners and those with supportive care needs. What the housing crisis looks like in HarrisonburgThe Harrisonburg City Council discovered a growing demand for government-subsidized housing and low-cost rentals in 2020, a national trend that impacted Harrisonburg, Vice Mayor Dany Fleming said.

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