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South · Virginia · pop 254K

Chesapeake, VA

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in VA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,091 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,445 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,147 left over.

Expect summer highs near 88°F, winter lows around 32°F, and about 213 sunny days a year.

Reported crime rates sit below most cities in this dataset.

Tradeoff: this is a quieter market with fewer restaurants and entertainment options per resident.

AFFORD 86HOUSIN 72JOBS 60SAFETY 91CLIMAT 100AMENIT 10

The Chesapeake fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,944/mo

Typical rent

$1,700/mo

Home value ÷ income

4.3×

Score breakdown

Affordability
86
Housing
72
Jobs
60
Safety
91
Climate
100
Amenities
10

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,480/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,700/mo
Median home value
$380,000
Median household income
$89,000
Population
254,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.5%
Job growth (1yr)
1.4%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
270
Property crime rate
1,900

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
88°F
Avg. winter low
32°F
Sunny days / year
213
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈5/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈74/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈5/yr
Annual rain
47"
Annual snow
5"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
R+4
Int'l airport
≈18 mi
Walkability
20/100
Disaster risk
66/100
Buying instead of renting? Virginia's effective property tax runs about 0.87% of home value per year (≈$276/mo on the median $380,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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