New York-Newark-Jersey City vs Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
NY metro vs VA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk(4/6 categories)
New York-Newark-Jersey City
NY · 19.5M
1
categories won
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
VA · 1.8M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Home Value
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Median Income
New York-Newark-Jersey City wins
Affordability Score
Tie
Unemployment
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Violent Crime
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Metric
New York-Newark-Jersey City
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,764/mo | $1,465/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $95,220✓ | $79,325 |
| Median Home Value | $610,200 | $343,700✓ |
| Metro Population | 19.5M✓ | 1.8M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 22%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 56/100 | 56/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 2.9%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 390/100k | 236/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1799/100k | 1659/100k✓ |
New York-Newark-Jersey City
NY
Median Rent
$1,764/mo
Median Income
$95,220
Home Value
$610,200
Population
19.5M
19.5M residentsView profile →
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
VA
Median Rent
$1,465/mo
Median Income
$79,325
Home Value
$343,700
Population
1.8M
1.8M residentsView profile →
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