What is the median rent in McGaheysville, VA?

Name: Median rent in McGaheysville, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in McGaheysville, VA is $1,456 (±$421) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 157 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,456 (±$421)
Rented homes: 157 (±100)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%

How much rent costs in McGaheysville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	McGaheysville	Rockingham County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±22.2 points)	4.4%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	20.4% (±18.8 points)	33.0%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.8% (±25.4 points)	33.2%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	47.8% (±31.0 points)	18.3%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±22.2 points)	7.9%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±22.2 points)	0.8%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±22.2 points)	2.3%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 47.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in McGaheysville cost $2,000 or more a month.

McGaheysville against Rockingham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	McGaheysville	Rockingham County	Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$1,456 (±$421)	$1,160 (±$47)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	157 (±100)	7,412 (±599)	1,045,770 (±8,216)	42,849,984

In McGaheysville, median gross rent is not measurably different from Rockingham County ($1,160).

It is not measurably different from Virginia ($1,579).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Rockingham County, McGaheysville ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 178 of 428.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near McGaheysville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McGaheysville
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
McGaheysville	—	$1,456 (±$421)	—
Massanutten	2.7 mi	$998 (±$672)	Not measurably different
Massanetta Springs	5.6 mi	$1,822 (±$127)	Not measurably different
Elkton	6.8 mi	$821 (±$158)	Lower
Grottoes	8.7 mi	$840 (±$119)	Lower
Harrisonburg	8.8 mi	$1,184 (±$52)	Not measurably different
Shenandoah	10 mi	$1,093 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Mount Crawford	11 mi	$1,000 (±$547)	Not measurably different
Dayton	12 mi	$1,074 (±$77)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elkton, VA ($821), Grottoes, VA ($840).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Rockingham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Massanetta Springs	$1,822 (±$127)
2	McGaheysville	$1,456 (±$421)
3	Bridgewater	$1,216 (±$230)
4	Broadway	$1,095 (±$71)
5	Dayton	$1,074 (±$77)
6	Mount Crawford	$1,000 (±$547)
7	Massanutten	$998 (±$672)
8	Timberville	$970 (±$60)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Rockingham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

McGaheysville is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about McGaheysville

What is the average rent in McGaheysville, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in McGaheysville is $1,456 (±$421) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in McGaheysville cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in McGaheysville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in McGaheysville higher than in Rockingham County?

In McGaheysville, median gross rent is not measurably different from Rockingham County ($1,160).

It is not measurably different from Virginia ($1,579).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for McGaheysville CDP, Virginia (place:48232, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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