Chesapeake vs Portsmouth

Chesapeake and Portsmouth on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

52D+

D+51

Chesapeake ahead by 1Editorial weights

Category by category

C−HousingF

Chesapeake +24 pts

CSchoolsC

Chesapeake +1 pts

B−Cost of livingB

Portsmouth +6 pts

D+CommuteC−

Portsmouth +5 pts

FAmenitiesD+

Portsmouth +43 pts

CEmploymentF

Chesapeake +22 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$378kMedian home value$247k

$1,586Median rent$1,300

25.8 minMean commute23.7 min

$95kMedian household income$60k

0.78%Effective property tax0.95%

—Within-state proficiency—

0Restaurants & cafés18

252,583Population97,190

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.