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Virginia Beach, VA · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach ranks T#7 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 95 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 96th percentile nationally and #1 of 4 in Virginia.

affordability score
95
Exceptional
National rank
T#7 of 134
In Virginia
#1 of 4
Percentile
96th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Virginia Beach sits 45 points above 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 Virginia Beach

  1. #5 Louisville, KY 97
  2. #6 Portland, ME 96
  3. T#7 Virginia Beach, VA — this page 95
  4. #9 Manchester, NH 94
  5. #10 Lincoln, NE 93

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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 Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach scores 49 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: