Housing & affordability in Chesapeake
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C−
56/100
2nd of 11
2nd of 11
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$378,400
Virginia Beach $340,90040% · scores 56
Median rent vs metro$1,586/mo
Virginia Beach $1,478/mo30% · scores 55
Ownership rate74%
Virginia Beach 63%15% · scores 72
Households spending >30% of income on housing33%
Virginia Beach 35%15% · scores 41
Context, not scored
Median year built · Virginia Beach 19831989
Houses rather than flats · Virginia Beach 72%81%
Households with children · Virginia Beach 31%36%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Virginia Beach reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Virginia Beach suburbs for housing
All 11 ranked, Chesapeake highlightedBetter than Chesapeake on housing & affordability
Chesapeake grades C− on housing & affordability.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Chesapeake on housing & affordability.
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24