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Cost of living in Norfolk, Virginia

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,321 a month.

Norfolk is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,109 a year.

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People
233,596
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,321
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$66,109
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$289,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,667
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area

Norfolk, Virginia has about 233,596 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $289,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Norfolk city is $1,667 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Norfolk. 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 Norfolk'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 Norfolk'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, 182 have higher typical rent than Norfolk.

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.