Chesapeake vs Dale City
Chesapeake, VA compared with Dale City, VA · 148 miles apart
Chesapeake has 255,332 residents to Dale City’s 71,016. Chesapeake comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Dale City does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Chesapeake, VA | Dale City, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 255,332 | 71,016 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 754 | 4,990 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $111,994 |
| Median home value | $378,400 | $425,500 |
| Median rent | $1,586 | $1,876 |
| Homeownership | 74.4% | 79.3% |
| Average commute | 25.8 min | 37.4 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 35.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.9% | 33.5% |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 7% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 5% |
| Price to income | 4× | 3.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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