Virginia Beach

Most walkable Virginia Beach suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·11 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, 2pm on September 20, 2012, using a Nikon D80.
Williamsburg$428k median · 19.5 min commute
Amenities BCommute B+Residents inactive
68
Walkability
overall 66 C+
2
The Wisconsin Battleship in Norfolk, VA
Norfolk$290k median · 23.0 min commute
Amenities B−Commute C+Residents inactive
60
Walkability
overall 58 C
3
Virginia Beach, VA, May 2021
Virginia Beach$383k median · 23.4 min commute
Amenities B−Commute CResidents inactive
51
Walkability
overall 64 C+
4
Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City$188k median · 26.4 min commute
Amenities C+Commute C−Residents inactive
46
Walkability
overall 44 D
5
Portsmouth, Va. (Aug. 20, 2003) -- Tug boats guide USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) up the Elizabeth River, past Portsmouth landmarks, to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth$247k median · 23.7 min commute
Amenities D+Commute C−Residents inactive
42
Walkability
overall 51 D+
6
A view of the Victory Arch in Newport News, Virginia
Newport News$261k median · 23.1 min commute
Amenities C−Commute CResidents inactive
40
Walkability
overall 55 C−
7
Hampton Downtown Historic District
Hampton$246k median · 22.5 min commute
Amenities D+Commute C+Residents inactive
36
Walkability
overall 55 C−
8
Campus of the Virginia Marine Institute of Science in Gloucester Point, VA
Gloucester Point$321k median · 35.4 min commute
Amenities D−Commute FResidents inactive
30
Walkability
overall 50 D+
9
A view of North Main Street in downtown Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk$347k median · 30.2 min commute
Amenities FCommute FResidents inactive
16
Walkability
overall 51 D+
10
Photo of workboats parked at the Poquoson Marina.
Poquoson$400k median · 27.2 min commute
Amenities FCommute D+Residents inactive
8
Walkability
overall 54 C−
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Williamsburg (Ron Cogswell · CC BY 2.0); Norfolk (Bruce Emmerling · CC BY-SA 4.0); Virginia Beach (DanRVA · CC BY-SA 4.0); Elizabeth City (Wikimedia Commons · Public domain); Portsmouth (U.S. Navy photo · Public domain); Newport News (Smash the Iron Cage · CC BY-SA 4.0); Hampton (Pejcharat · CC BY-SA 4.0); Gloucester Point (Carmenshields · CC BY 3.0); Suffolk (User: Kubigula · CC BY-SA 3.0); Poquoson (Chrisfortier · CC BY-SA 3.0).