Area data
Norfolk, VA — ZIP 23511
Population: 9,664 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,440/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,380/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, lightning, coldWave, heatWave, hurricane
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 32
- Days with Good air quality
- 314
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Fort Monroe National Monument (6 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 20
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 143
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,959
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 85.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 103,319
- Average weekly wage
- $1,273
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 145
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