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City guide · Virginia
Moving to Virginia Beach, VA
Beach + Navy, family suburbs, hurricane risk.
Pop. 450kCost index 99.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,700/moMedian home $360kWalk score 28
Virginia Beach (metro area) has an overall price level 99.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
99.5Housing index
106.8Groceries index (modeled)
99.9Utilities index (modeled)
99.9Electricity rate
17.1 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.9Median home value (est.)
$360,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,700/moVirginia unemployment is 3.8% with median household income $92k.
Unemployment rate
3.8%Median household income
$92,090Per-capita income
$50,866Labor-force participation
65.2%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberVirginia Beach: median home value $360,000.
Home value
$360,000Rent
$1,700/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
33/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowVirginia 4th-grade math proficiency: 40% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
40.0%Per-pupil spending
$13,834Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
65.0%Notable universities
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