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Virginia

Virginia local intelligence hub with statewide signal reads, city briefs, tract pages, and curated local context. Start here for the statewide pattern, then move into the specific markets shaping it.

Violent crime
2.9 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 2% since 2021.
Median income
$107,113
Median household income has increased 23% since 2019.
Market rent
$2,021
Market rent has increased 31% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Population
8,705,170
Virginia covered by 2198 underlying areas.
Signals

What Virginia is signaling right now

Four scored signals show quality, momentum, safety, and investor upside without loading the full app payload.

Safety

48/100

Scores in the 48th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

56/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 56th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

53/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 53rd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

City intelligence

Virginia cities compared

24 largest indexed cities ranked by population with income, rent, and violent crime side-by-side. Open any city for the full hub.

#CityPopulationMedian IncomeMarket RentViolent Crime
1 Virginia Beach 458,139
$99,217
$2,064
1.0 / 1k
2 Richmond 290,034
$77,464
$1,688
3.5 / 1k
3 Abingdon 275,623
$51,941
$1,865
1.6 / 1k
4 Arlington 257,128
$156,074
$2,634
3.2 / 1k
5 Chesapeake 252,583
$104,644
$2,114
3.1 / 1k
6 Henrico 243,488
$91,396
$1,682
1.5 / 1k
7 Norfolk 233,596
$67,876
$1,713
4.0 / 1k
8 Woodbridge 216,455
$122,905
$2,165
9 Fredericksburg 213,291
$116,561
$2,040
4.9 / 1k
10 Alexandria 201,179
$132,687
$2,327
2.0 / 1k
11 Roanoke 199,907
$69,887
$1,382
5.9 / 1k
12 Newport News 189,047
$70,678
$1,602
6.7 / 1k
13 Williamsburg 182,107
$97,350
$1,986
1.9 / 1k
14 Lynchburg 175,417
$64,965
$1,436
3.8 / 1k
15 Manassas 175,099
$132,503
$2,287
3.3 / 1k
16 Midlothian 171,667
$127,556
$2,017
17 Radford 170,758
$57,337
$1,679
2.1 / 1k
18 Harrisonburg 161,307
$73,558
$1,831
2.6 / 1k
19 Fairfax 155,944
$157,511
$2,379
1.0 / 1k
20 Charlottesville 153,015
$99,317
$2,061
3.7 / 1k
21 Hampton 135,281
$73,484
$1,665
2.7 / 1k
22 Ashburn 131,338
$201,489
$2,803
23 Danville 127,318
$51,948
$1,322
3.5 / 1k
24 Falls Church 125,936
$136,368
$2,430
1.4 / 1k

Showing top 24 cities by population. Full directories remain available from city and ranking pages.

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