Housing & affordability in Norfolk
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
34/100
9th of 11
9th of 11
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$289,900
Virginia Beach $340,90040% · scores 41
Median rent vs metro$1,321/mo
Virginia Beach $1,478/mo30% · scores 42
Ownership rate46%
Virginia Beach 63%15% · scores 21
Households spending >30% of income on housing41%
Virginia Beach 35%15% · scores 13
Context, not scored
Median year built · Virginia Beach 19831964
Houses rather than flats · Virginia Beach 72%56%
Households with children · Virginia Beach 31%27%
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, Norfolk highlightedBetter than Norfolk on housing & affordability
Norfolk grades F on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Poquoson15 mi from NorfolkC+ 54 C− Chesapeake17 mi from NorfolkC− 52 D+ Virginia Beach16 mi from NorfolkC− 64 C+ Hampton9 mi from NorfolkF 55 C− Newport News19 mi from NorfolkF 55 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24