Chesapeake vs Portsmouth
Chesapeake, VA compared with Portsmouth, VA · 13 miles apart
Chesapeake has 255,332 residents to Portsmouth’s 96,777. Chesapeake comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Portsmouth does better on median rent, average commute.
| Chesapeake, VA | Portsmouth, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 255,332 | 96,777 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 754 | 2,906 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $60,491 |
| Median home value | $378,400 | $246,900 |
| Median rent | $1,586 | $1,300 |
| Homeownership | 74.4% | 57.9% |
| Average commute | 25.8 min | 23.7 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.9% | 24.3% |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 4× | 4.1× |
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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