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Best places to live in Greater Norfolk

7 places with 762,291 residents within about 35 km of Norfolk, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Norfolk, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Carrollton (Virginia)
    Virginia, 4,574 residents    61
  2. 2Chesapeake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 235,429 residents    54
  3. 3Suffolk
    Virginia, 88,161 residents    54
  4. 4Norfolk (Virginia)
    Virginia, 238,005 residents    31
  5. 5Portsmouth Heights
    Virginia, 99,049 residents    25
  6. 6Portsmouth (Virginia)
    Virginia, 96,201 residents    22

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For retired couples

  1. 1Suffolk
    Virginia, 88,161 residents    66
  2. 2Carrollton (Virginia)
    Virginia, 4,574 residents    61
  3. 3Chesapeake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 235,429 residents    60
  4. 4Norfolk (Virginia)
    Virginia, 238,005 residents    55
  5. 5Portsmouth Heights
    Virginia, 99,049 residents    54
  6. 6Portsmouth (Virginia)
    Virginia, 96,201 residents    53

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For remote workers

  1. 1Suffolk
    Virginia, 88,161 residents    59
  2. 2Chesapeake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 235,429 residents    59
  3. 3Portsmouth Heights
    Virginia, 99,049 residents    57
  4. 4Norfolk (Virginia)
    Virginia, 238,005 residents    55
  5. 5Portsmouth (Virginia)
    Virginia, 96,201 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Chesapeake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 235,429 residents    84
  2. 2Norfolk (Virginia)
    Virginia, 238,005 residents    78
  3. 3Portsmouth (Virginia)
    Virginia, 96,201 residents    75
  4. 4Portsmouth Heights
    Virginia, 99,049 residents    71
  5. 5Carrollton (Virginia)
    Virginia, 4,574 residents    67
  6. 6Suffolk
    Virginia, 88,161 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Chesapeake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 235,429 residents    78
  2. 2Norfolk (Virginia)
    Virginia, 238,005 residents    70
  3. 3Portsmouth (Virginia)
    Virginia, 96,201 residents    65
  4. 4Portsmouth Heights
    Virginia, 99,049 residents    63
  5. 5Suffolk
    Virginia, 88,161 residents    58

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Carrollton (Virginia)
    Virginia, 4,574 residents    47
  2. 2Chesapeake (Virginia)
    Virginia, 235,429 residents    42
  3. 3Suffolk
    Virginia, 88,161 residents    39
  4. 4Norfolk (Virginia)
    Virginia, 238,005 residents    37
  5. 5Portsmouth Heights
    Virginia, 99,049 residents    36
  6. 6Portsmouth (Virginia)
    Virginia, 96,201 residents    36

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Towns in Greater Norfolk