Virginia Beach, VA Housing


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Virginia Beach, VA is an excellent place to live and invest in real estate. The median housing value is $370,800, which is much higher than the US median housing value of $338,100. This reflects the strong demand for property in Virginia Beach over the past year, with a 1 year appreciation rate of 11.30%, significantly higher than the national average of 8.27%. There are many reasons why this area is attractive to potential homebuyers or investors, ranging from its proximity to beaches and oceanfront living to its strong economy and low unemployment rate. All these factors contribute to making Virginia Beach a great place to live and buy a house.

The median home cost in Virginia Beach is $370,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 58.5%. Home Appreciation in Virginia Beach is up 13.1%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Virginia Beach real estate is 35 years old
The Rental Market in Virginia Beach
- Renters make up 33.0% of the Virginia Beach population
- 1.7% of houses and apartments in Virginia Beach, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingVirginia Beach, VirginiaUnited States
  189,187.0139,647,020.0
  3842
  $370,800$338,100
  13.1%16.6%
  42.0%57.0%
  58.5%101.1%
  $8.92$10.98
  $2,639$2,690
  60.8%57.4%
  6.4%11.2%
  32.8%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  1.7%1.9%
  0.5%0.4%
  0.7%0.7%
  0.3%0.4%
  1.5%3.6%
  1.6%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.3%2.6%
  1.1%2.4%
  0.3%2.8%
  0.4%3.9%
  0.7%4.5%
  4.9%11.3%
  10.6%13.0%
  32.0%20.1%
  21.7%13.6%
  11.7%8.3%
  9.3%9.7%
  3.5%3.9%
  1.3%2.2%
  0.4%0.8%
  0.9%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.1%0.2%
  11.1%13.6%
  11.1%13.6%
  14.1%13.6%
  27.1%13.2%
  20.4%14.8%
  14.1%13.6%
  6.1%10.0%
  1.2%4.7%
  1.1%12.2%
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Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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