Suffolk city, Virginia

Suffolk city has a population of 98,796 and has grown 10.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $347,400, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $92,666.

Home price
$347,400
Income
$92,666
Population
98,796
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$347,400county
Median gross rent$1,563county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198032.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,988county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,713county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,512county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,376county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$92,666county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate9.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.7%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government23.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$57,860county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.93%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2444897county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths18.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment14565county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible68.9%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools5county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population98,796county
Land area in square miles399county
People per square mile of land248.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store24.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.8%county
Population change since 2020+10.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents101county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in4,444county
Households that moved away3,787county
Average income of arriving households$64,599county
Average income of departing households$63,402county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year589county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.7%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.4 incounty
Annual snowfall12.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.6%county
Homes heated by propane4.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband90.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.0county
Coastal flood risk61.0county
Drought risk93.1county
Landslide risk37.5county
Hail risk48.2county
Earthquake risk54.0county
Tornado risk55.7county
Tropical cyclone risk88.2county
Extreme heat risk71.9county
Winter weather risk91.2county
Strong wind risk60.9county
Wildfire risk55.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Suffolk city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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