Chesapeake vs Suffolk
Chesapeake, VA compared with Suffolk, VA · 18 miles apart
Chesapeake has 255,332 residents to Suffolk’s 104,699. Chesapeake comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Suffolk does better on median rent, price to income.
| Chesapeake, VA | Suffolk, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 255,332 | 104,699 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 754 | 262 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $92,666 |
| Median home value | $378,400 | $347,400 |
| Median rent | $1,586 | $1,563 |
| Homeownership | 74.4% | 70.7% |
| Average commute | 25.8 min | 30.2 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 38.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.9% | 33.3% |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 5% |
| Price to income | 4× | 3.7× |
| Clear days a year | — | 26 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 29 |
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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