Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk vs Memphis
VA metro vs TN metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk(4/6 categories)
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
VA · 1.8M
4
categories won
Winner
Memphis
TN · 1.3M
2
categories won
Monthly Rent
Memphis wins
Home Value
Memphis wins
Median Income
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Affordability Score
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Unemployment
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Violent Crime
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk wins
Metric
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
Memphis
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,465/mo | $1,200/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $79,325✓ | $64,025 |
| Median Home Value | $343,700 | $265,200✓ |
| Metro Population | 1.8M✓ | 1.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22%✓ | 22% |
| Affordability Score | 56/100✓ | 55/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9%✓ | 3.8% |
| Violent Crime Rate | 236/100k✓ | 628/100k |
| Property Crime Rate | 1659/100k✓ | 2362/100k |
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 →
Memphis
TN
Median Rent
$1,200/mo
Median Income
$64,025
Home Value
$265,200
Population
1.3M
1.3M residentsView profile →
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