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Norfolk, VA · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Norfolk

Norfolk ranks T#103 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 23 — Quiet. That puts it in the 24th percentile nationally and #3 of 4 in Virginia.

affordability score
23
Quiet
National rank
T#103 of 134
In Virginia
#3 of 4
Percentile
24th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Norfolk sits 27 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Norfolk

  1. #101 Las Vegas, NV 25
  2. #102 Cincinnati, OH 24
  3. T#103 Norfolk, VA — this page 23
  4. #105 Miami, FL 22
  5. #106 Richmond, VA 21

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Norfolk

Norfolk scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: