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Quality of Life

Rockingham County is centered in a beautiful country setting near major cities, colleges and universities with year-round recreation and a labor force with outstanding work ethics. These attributes make Rockingham County, Virginia, a great place in which to work, live and play. The County offers many opportunities and amenities to citizens, visitors, and businesses alike.

  • An affordable cost of living and doing business
  • Harrisonburg Rockingham MSA Ranked 10 in top 25 Metros for Quality Public Schools.
  • Harrisonburg Rockingham MSA a 5-Star Business Opportunity Metro (more)
  • Harrisonburg Rockingham MSA, Rated No. 2 Most Secure Place (more)
  • Excellent public school systems and higher education institutions, including James Madison University, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University, and Blue Ridge Community College. The colleges and universities offer area residents many cultural opportunities that are not available outside of an urban area.
  • Excellent commercial and industrial building sites, and a variety of residential neighborhoods
  • An abundance of cultural amenities including many historical sites, including the Cross Keys and Port Republic Civil War Battlefields,
  • Many enjoyable camping and other outdoor recreational opportunities in the George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park/Skyline Drive.
  • A major tourist attraction, with facilities such as Massanutten Resort which offers the amenities of a planned, four-season resort community
  • Extensive local and state availability of funding and incentives for businesses, and much more!

These amenities and the surrounding beauty of the area are a main attraction for businesses and tourists. The heritage of the area is reflected in the attitude of its industrious and neighborly people. The County has become home to those who continually discover its beauty.

 

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Harrisonburg Rockingham MSA
The Harrisonburg-Rockingham MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) is centrally located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley of west-central Virginia.
State Incentives
Virginia works enthusiastically with new and expanding Virginia employers that create a higher standard of living for Virginians, enhance the local and state economies, and increase revenues to state and local governments.
Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the American Civil War
Rockingham County is home to two battlefields: Cross Keys and Port Republic. would be the scene of the last two battles of Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's famous 1862 Valley Campaign.