Chesapeake, VA
US City in Virginia, South · ranked on 45 metrics
Chesapeake, VA is a US city in Virginia with a population of 256,610 (89th of 477). It ranks best for Median Household Income (96th of 434), Poverty Rate (%) (104th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (142nd of 395). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (306th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (257th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (226th of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202587th of 39578
- Median Household Income$95,373Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202496th of 43478
- Poverty Rate (%)9.42%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024104th of 43476
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025101st of 39575
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 153rd of 46066
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025142nd of 39564
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024170th of 43461
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025163rd of 39559
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024182nd of 43458
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024306th of 43430
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 278th of 43436
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024257th of 43441
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025226th of 39543
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 257th of 46044
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 217th of 46052
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 211th of 46054
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 205th of 46055
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 16 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
- Virginia Beach, VA82% similar
Fort Worth, TX76% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Chesapeake, VA?
- Chesapeake, VA has a population of 256,610, 89th among 477 US cities.
- What does Chesapeake, VA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Chesapeake, VA ranks best for Median Household Income (96th of 434); Poverty Rate (%) (104th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (142nd of 395).
- Where does Chesapeake, VA rank worst?
- Chesapeake, VA ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (306th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (257th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (226th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Chesapeake, VA?
- Rankodex ranks Chesapeake, VA on 45 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
45 metrics with a value for this place, in 9 topics