Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue vs Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
WA metro vs VA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk(4/6 categories)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA · 4.0M
2
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
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Affordability Score
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Unemployment
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Violent Crime
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Metric
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,965/mo | $1,465/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $110,744✓ | $79,325 |
| Median Home Value | $712,200 | $343,700✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.0M✓ | 1.8M |
| Rent as % of Income | 21%✓ | 22% |
| Affordability Score | 57/100✓ | 56/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 2.9%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 357/100k | 236/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2887/100k | 1659/100k✓ |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA
Median Rent
$1,965/mo
Median Income
$110,744
Home Value
$712,200
Population
4.0M
4.0M 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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