Largest suburbs of Virginia Beach, by population
Population, 2020–24 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24 5-year estimates · updated 2026-11-15
Chesapeake, VA is the largest suburb of Virginia Beach, with 252,583 residents.
The 10 largest suburbs hold 1,052,318 residents combined (American Community Survey 2020–24), equal to 59% of the 1,797,213 residents of the metro area (Census estimate, July 2025).
Virginia Beach itself has 456,349 residents; 12 suburbs have at least 5,000.
Largest suburbs of Virginia Beach, by population: the 12
| Rank | City or town | Population | Typical home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake, VA | 252,583 | $424,000 | $95,373 |
| 2 | Norfolk, VA | 233,596 | $311,000 | $66,109 |
| 3 | Newport News, VA | 184,216 | $292,000 | $69,634 |
| 4 | Hampton, VA | 137,557 | $279,000 | $69,621 |
| 5 | Suffolk, VA | 98,796 | $387,000 | $92,666 |
| 6 | Portsmouth, VA | 97,190 | $267,000 | $60,491 |
| 7 | Williamsburg, VA | 15,798 | $469,000 | $75,604 |
| 8 | Poquoson, VA | 12,639 | $460,000 | $120,972 |
| 9 | Gloucester Point, VA | 11,109 | $349,000 | $74,001 |
| 10 | Smithfield, VA | 8,834 | $403,000 | $113,158 |
| 11 | Carrollton, VA | 8,436 | $413,000 | $110,956 |
| 12 | Moyock, NC | 5,684 | $497,000 | $115,244 |
- Under 9,300
- 9,300–14,000
- 14,000–98,000
- 98,000–170,000
- 170,000 or more
- Not ranked
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- Virginia Beach metro area: all figures
Largest suburbs (population) in other metro areas
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Riverside, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Detroit, MI
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
- Charlotte, NC
- Baltimore, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- San Antonio, TX
- Austin, TX
- Portland, OR
- Sacramento, CA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Cincinnati, OH
- Kansas City, MO
- Columbus, OH
- Indianapolis, IN
- Nashville, TN
- Cleveland, OH
- San Jose, CA
- Jacksonville, FL
- Providence, RI
- Raleigh, NC
- Milwaukee, WI
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Louisville, KY
- Richmond, VA
- Memphis, TN
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Fresno, CA
- Birmingham, AL
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Buffalo, NY
Source and method
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24 5-year estimates; figures for 2020–24. Cities and towns in the Virginia Beach area with at least 5,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (12); Virginia Beach itself is left out. The metro area is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.