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Put in your current ZIP and income, and you'll see how the cost of living, taxes, and home prices differ here.
- You can afford
- $729,495
- ~$4,667/mo · $145,899 down in Virginia Beach City
- You save on taxes
- $2,222/yr
- income −$1,242 · property +$3,465
- Equivalent salary here
- $194,000
- cost of living ~3% lower than a typical large metro
- Median home there
- $385,000
- from recorded local sales
Estimates only, not financial or legal advice. Verify with a licensed professional.
What homes cost, by area
Median sale price (last 2–8 years), the typical range, assessed $/sqft, and the local real-estate tax rate per $100 of value. All of it pulled from public parcel and sales records.
| Area | Metro | Median price | $/sqft | Tax /$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake City | HAMPTON_ROADS | $409,900 | - | 1.01 |
| Virginia Beach City | HAMPTON_ROADS | $385,000 | - | 0.97 |
| Norfolk City | HAMPTON_ROADS | $321,000 | - | 1.23 |
| Portsmouth City | HAMPTON_ROADS | $200,000 | - | 1.23 |
| Suffolk City | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 1.07 |
| Hampton City | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 1.15 |
| Newport News City | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 1.18 |
| Poquoson City | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 1.14 |
| Williamsburg City | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.62 |
| James City County | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.83 |
| York County | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.78 |
| Gloucester County | HAMPTON_ROADS | $300,015 assessed | - | 0.61 |
| Isle of Wight County | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.73 |
| Mathews County | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.60 |
| Southampton County | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.71 |
| Franklin City | HAMPTON_ROADS | $176,850 assessed | - | 1.03 |
| Surry County | HAMPTON_ROADS | few recorded sales | - | 0.71 |
Sources and freshnessLast rebuilt 2026-09-14 with public records and source notes for Hampton Roads.
- Last rebuilt 2026-09-14 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- Home-price medians use 34,613 recorded public sale rows across 4 areas.
- 2 areas use assessed value because usable sale-price coverage is limited.
- 11 areas show an explicit coming-soon state rather than a guessed price.
- Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
- School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
- Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
- Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
- Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.
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What your money buys, by area
Virginia Beach City
Virginia's most populous city. The resort Oceanfront and boardwalk, Sandbridge, and NAS Oceana, with suburban neighborhoods stretching south to the North Carolina line.
Norfolk City
The region's urban center. Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest navy base, plus Old Dominion University and a downtown waterfront on the Elizabeth River.
Chesapeake City
Virginia's second-most populous city. Greenbrier and Great Bridge suburbs in the north, farmland and the Great Dismal Swamp in the south.
Portsmouth City
Olde Towne's historic district and the Naval Medical Center, with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, one of the oldest in the country, on the Elizabeth River.
Suffolk City
Virginia's largest city by land area. Harbour View suburbs on the James River at one end, downtown Suffolk and peanut-country farmland at the other.
Hampton City
Fort Monroe, Langley Air Force Base, NASA Langley Research Center, and Hampton University on the Peninsula's bayfront.
Newport News City
Home of Newport News Shipbuilding, the country's largest military shipyard. Neighborhoods stretch from downtown near the yard to Denbigh and Lee Hall upriver.
Poquoson City
A small independent city on a low-lying peninsula facing the Chesapeake Bay, with working-waterman roots and water on three sides.
Williamsburg City
Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William & Mary in a compact independent city between the James and York rivers.
James City County
Most of the Williamsburg area's subdivisions and golf communities, plus Jamestown Island and the western end of the Colonial Parkway.
York County
Yorktown's battlefield and riverfront at one end, commuter neighborhoods serving the Peninsula's bases and shipyard at the other.
Gloucester County
Across the York River on the Middle Peninsula. Gloucester Point, the Court House village, and rural bayside farmland.
Isle of Wight County
Smithfield's historic district and ham-making heritage on the south side of the James, with Windsor and rural farmland behind it.
Mathews County
A small Chesapeake Bay county at the tip of the Middle Peninsula: waterfront villages, tidal creeks, and the New Point Comfort lighthouse.
Southampton County
Rural peanut-and-cotton country on the Nottoway and Blackwater rivers, wrapping around the city of Franklin.
Franklin City
A small independent city on the Blackwater River with a walkable downtown and a paper-mill industrial heritage.
Surry County
Rural Southside county on the James opposite Jamestown: the Jamestown-Scotland ferry, Bacon's Castle, and the Surry nuclear power station.
Where homes are most affordable
Median sale price by area. The cheaper counties, like Floyd and Pulaski, tend to give you more land for the money and fewer amenities nearby.
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