Metro area · CBSA 47260
Virginia Beach
The Virginia Beach, VA metro area has 1,787,235 people. Median rent is $1,478, 21.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Virginia Beach city at $1,667. Of the 24 places we track here, Smithfield has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$82,330
Median home value
$340,900
Unemployment
4.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,667
HUD, Virginia Beach city
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 456,349 | $1,714 | 22.1% |
| Chesapeake | 252,583 | $1,586 | 20.0% |
| Norfolk | 233,596 | $1,321 | 24.0% |
| Newport News | 184,216 | $1,339 | 23.1% |
| Hampton | 137,557 | $1,427 | 24.6% |
| Suffolk | 98,796 | $1,563 | 20.2% |
| Portsmouth | 97,190 | $1,300 | 25.8% |
| Williamsburg | 15,798 | $1,407 | 22.3% |
| Poquoson | 12,639 | $1,707 | 16.9% |
| Gloucester Point | 11,109 | $1,062 | 17.2% |
| Smithfield | 8,834 | $1,195 | 12.7% |
| Carrollton | 8,436 | $1,789 | 19.3% |
| Moyock | 5,684 | $1,710 | 17.8% |
| Bethel Manor | 4,393 | $2,121 | 32.9% |
| Gloucester Courthouse | 3,336 | $954 | 15.2% |
| Windsor | 2,852 | $950 | 16.6% |
| Grandy | 2,245 | $1,122 | 21.4% |
| Benns Church | 1,813 | $1,359 | 29.0% |
| Camden | 1,115 | $1,115 | 14.2% |
| Rushmere | 1,033 | $875 | 14.2% |
| Mathews | 941 | $847 | 18.3% |
| Camptown | 834 | $1,205 | 16.9% |
| Coinjock | 543 | $1,162 | 20.2% |
| Gwynn | 514 | $1,032 | 14.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.