Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk
11 cities and suburbs across Virginia Beach, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $340,900 and its mean commute 24.9 min. Williamsburg scores highest overall at 66.
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11 places
in Virginia Beach
in Virginia Beach
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Virginia Beach
Downtown Chesapeake
Williamsburg
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Newport News
Hampton
Poquoson
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Gloucester Point
Elizabeth City
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Virginia Beach
Every suburb of Virginia Beach, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg | 66 C+ | D+ | B− | A− | B+ | B | F | — |
| 2 | Virginia Beach | 64 C+ | C− | C+ | B− | C | B− | C+ | — |
| 3 | Norfolk | 58 C | F | C | B+ | C+ | B− | D+ | — |
| 4 | Newport News | 55 C− | F | C | B+ | C | C− | D | — |
| 5 | Hampton | 55 C− | F | C+ | B | C+ | D+ | D− | — |
| 6 | Poquoson | 54 C− | C+ | — | B− | D+ | F | B− | — |
| 7 | Chesapeake | 52 D+ | C− | C | B− | D+ | F | C | — |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 51 D+ | F | C | B | C− | D+ | F | — |
| 9 | Suffolk | 51 D+ | D+ | C+ | B− | F | F | C− | — |
| 10 | Gloucester Point | 50 D+ | D | C | A− | F | D− | D+ | — |
| 11 | Elizabeth City | 44 D | F | F | B+ | C− | C+ | F | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 11 of 11 are currently below the threshold.
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