The Most Frequently Used Driveway Materials in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County


The Most Frequently Used Driveway Materials in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
By Scott Rogers • December 15, 2009
If you're building a home, what should you use as a driveway material? There are a lot of options! Pavers, Brick or Stone Concrete, Stamped Concrete, or Exposed Aggregate Asphalt Gravel Dirt Each has their own advantages and disadvantages, related to cost, appearance, durability, etc. Let's take a look at the most common types of driveways in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The data source for this analysis is the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Association of Realtors MLS, so it's an inexact analysis, but can still provide some helpful insights. The chart above shows that the most common driveway material for single family homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County is gravel! Beyond gravel drives, which are likely found mostly in the County, the most frequently occurring driveway is an asphalt driveway. Let's take a closer look at driveways of single family homes in the City of Harrisonburg, to exclude the more "rustic" driveways found on homes further out in the County . . . In the City of Harrisonburg, a full 1 in 5 driveways is still gravel, though asphalt driveways now lead the pack, with a full 10% greater market share than concrete driveways. The graph above analyzes "expensive" homes --- those sold above $350k in the last year in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Here we find an even more overwhelming share of asphalt driveways, though we also see an increase in the percentage of exposed aggregate driveways. Perhaps most interesting is that when examining homes sold since Jan 1 2000, we find that most have had concrete driveways. Is this perhaps the sign of a growing trend in our area, or the nation as a whole? Notes: In the last year, 570 single family homes sold in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (per the HRAR MLS), and the analysis above is based on the 534 sales where driveway data was present and usable. Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
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Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 22, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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