Best PlacesHarman Junction, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harman Junction, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Harman Junction ranks 46,156th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Harman Junction
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Harman Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harman Junction ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of towns
Where Harman Junction ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$39,186 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Harman Junction
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harman Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,186, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Harman Junction's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Harman Junction
Harman Junction runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Harman Junction.
Who works in Harman Junction, and how
Work in Harman Junction centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Harman Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Harman Junction.
What the weather is like in Harman Junction, month by month
Harman Junction sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 28° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Harman Junction
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Harman Junction
Schools across Harman Junction average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverview Elementary/middleB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Grundy HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harman Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harman Junction measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Harman Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Harman Junction
Is Harman Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harman Junction ranks 46,156th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Harman Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,444. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $39,186 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Harman Junction safe?
Harman Junction is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare Harman Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harman Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harman Junction represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Harman Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harman Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harman Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harman Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harman Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harman Junction detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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