Virginia Beach metro · South

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia · approx. 848,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$97.4K

household / year

Avg home price

$469K

~$2,349/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,850

per month

Cost of living

112

100 = US avg

How Virginia Beach scores

Job market depth77/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability74/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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$90.5K income · COL 111

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$83.5K income · COL 111

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$84K income · COL 111

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COL 111 · $440K home

Arlington, VA

COL 111 · $408K home

Norfolk, VA

COL 111 · $403K home

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