Cost of living in Chesapeake, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,586 a month.
Chesapeake is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $95,373 a year.
- People
- 252,583
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,586
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $95,373
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $378,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,667
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Chesapeake, Virginia has about 252,583 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $378,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chesapeake city is $1,667 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chesapeake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, prices sit at 97.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Chesapeake's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Chesapeake's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Virginia in the table we use.
Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 155 have higher typical rent than Chesapeake.
Nearby places
- Portsmouth
Typical rent $1,300
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Typical rent $1,710
Compare with Chesapeake - Virginia Beach
Typical rent $1,714
Compare with Chesapeake - Norfolk
Typical rent $1,321
Compare with Chesapeake - Suffolk
Typical rent $1,563
Compare with Chesapeake - Carrollton
Typical rent $1,789
Compare with Chesapeake - Benns ChurchCompare with Chesapeake
- Hampton
Typical rent $1,427
Compare with Chesapeake
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Virginia
Bigger places in Virginia
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.