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A town of 6,358, settled in 1887.
Massanetta Springs grades B+ overall, 139th of 249 graded towns in Virginia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $115K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $468K for a typical one and 6.2 times the Harrisonburg metro’s $75K median household income. Massanetta Springs’ density of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in Virginia’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Massanetta Springs has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Massanetta Springs Historic District and Kyle's Mill House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Massanetta Springs beats most towns.
4,833 counted in 2010 and 6,384 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Massanetta Springs is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1941 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Massanetta Springs. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
25 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
26 mi CaveLuray Caverns23 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
31 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium
12 mi National forestGeorge Washington and Jefferson National ForestsShenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5
Massanetta Springs is unincorporated, so Rockingham County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Massanetta Springs.
Massanetta Springs has less tooth loss than most of Virginia and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Virginia; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Virginia.
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 4.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide.
The share of adults in Massanetta Springs who report frequent physical distress is 12%, where Virginia’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 14%. Massanetta Springs: 8.6% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Massanetta Springs is ahead of Virginia on 15 and behind on 2.
| Massanetta Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Massanetta Springs | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Across 1 park or preserve: 5.5 miles of trail. Massanetta Springs has one park or preserve, 12 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Rockingham Recreation Association | 0.3 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 3,046 working residents takes 17.7 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
The top destinations are Harrisonburg (39%), Charlottesville (2%) and Massanutten (2%). Only 4% of working residents stay in Massanetta Springs for work; the rest commute out. Massanetta Springs’ mean commuting time stands at 18 minutes. Also worth knowing: it had 1,129 jobs in 2023, up 237 from 2013.
| Massanetta Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $115,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Massanetta Springs, the FEMA risk score is 26 of 100. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 8%. Flood insurance has paid one claim here since 2018.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 24.3°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 81% of Virginia places with climate records; July afternoons average 85.2°.
About 19 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Massanetta Springs, the January low is 24°F.
| Massanetta Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 85°F | 88°F | 85°F |
| January low | 24°F | 26°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6.2 years of the Harrisonburg metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 83% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
Homes sold in Massanetta Springs spent a median 53 days on the market. Massanetta Springs’ rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,822 a month. In Massanetta Springs, nearly three in five sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Massanetta Springs
About 5 of every 100 Massanetta Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Massanetta Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Massanetta Springs on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in Virginia, United States
Massanetta Springs is a census-designated place in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Massanetta Springs had a population of 6,384.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Massanetta Springs grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #139 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and B− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $468,000, 13% above the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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