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Norfolk, VA · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Norfolk

Norfolk ranks #98 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 27 — Quiet. That puts it in the 28th percentile nationally and #3 of 4 in Virginia.

affordability score
27
Quiet
National rank
#98 of 134
In Virginia
#3 of 4
Percentile
28th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Norfolk sits 23 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Norfolk

  1. T#95 Sacramento, CA 29
  2. #97 Glendale, AZ 28
  3. #98 Norfolk, VA — this page 27
  4. T#99 Las Vegas, NV 26
  5. T#99 Washington, DC 26

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Norfolk

Norfolk scores 50 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: