Latest Findings:
Community Information:
The Norfolk-Virginia Beach MSA includes Currituck and Gates counties, North Carolina; Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, and York counties, Virginia; and the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. In 2011, the MSA included approximately 628,000 occupied dwelling units, 69.1% of which were located in the central cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 23rd (8.3%) for the MSA and 12th (9.9%) for the central city. The median house age in the MSA was 1975 (1970 within the central city and 1985 outside). The percentage of rental units ranked 33rd-most heavily rental (39.3%) for the MSA and fifth least heavily rental (44.0%) for the central city. Its poverty rate ranked ninth (11.9%) for the entire MSA and was first (12.2%) for homes in the central city, the lowest among cities surveyed.
Positive Findings:
Compared to the national average, the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metro area had fewer homes with holes in floors, signs of rodents, room heaters without flues, and water supply stoppages. Homes inside and outside the central city were less likely than average to have moderate physical problems, signs of rodents, holes in floors, water supply stoppages, room heaters without flues, and window problems. Rental units had fewer issues with holes in floors, evidence of rodents, and water supply stoppages. Owner-occupied dwellings had fewer issues with severe physical problems, flush toilet breakdowns, lack of complete plumbing or adequate kitchen facilities, room heaters without flues, and water supply stoppages.
Areas for Improvement:
Homes in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metro area were more likely than average to have broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from the outside, signs of roaches, rooms without working electrical outlets, and roofing problems. Dwellings inside and outside the central city had more roofing problems. Rental units had more identified problems than average and were more likely to have broken plaster or peeling paint, flush toilet breakdowns, rooms without working electrical outlets, and roofing problems. Owner-occupied units were more likely to have water leaks from the outside and evidence of roaches.