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Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Virginia Beach

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Move Score58

Virginia Beach, VA

$1,899after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Virginia Beach.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Virginia Beach are above the US rate in this release, 10 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

58

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 57.8, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$1,899

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,672
Rent$1,454
Other bills$1,952
Left$1,899

Stats

Rent
$1,731
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,305
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
3% below
US, besides rent

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$1,899 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Virginia Beach
LowerHigher
Virginia Beach · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,672
  • Rent$1,454
  • Other$1,952
  • Left$1,899

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (VA)
−$4,068
Take-home pay
$63,666
Effective tax rate
24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,454
Groceries
$388
Getting around
$547
Healthcare
$436
Utilities and internet
$242
Everything else
$339
Total spending
$3,406

After tax and rent

$1,899 left/mo

County by county

18 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Virginia Beach, VA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Virginia Beach cityVA457k26%$1,649$1,559$366,300$90,68523 min
Chesapeake cityVA251k14%$1,523$1,427$359,100$94,18926 min
Norfolk cityVA235k13%$1,246$1,214$271,900$64,01723 min
Newport News cityVA185k10%$1,285$1,227$243,300$66,71823 min
Hampton cityVA137k8%$1,346$1,298$234,100$67,75822 min
Portsmouth cityVA97k5%$1,266$1,208$229,400$58,97223 min
Suffolk cityVA97k5%$1,484$1,290$329,600$90,08930 min
James City CountyVA80k4%$1,491$1,401$419,200$107,04627 min
York CountyVA71k4%$1,777$1,549$411,200$108,32624 min
Isle of Wight CountyVA39k2%$1,313$1,214$333,600$96,11830 min
Gloucester CountyVA39k2%$1,144$992$289,200$83,68935 min
Currituck CountyNC30k2%$1,126$964$351,200$91,54836 min
Williamsburg cityVA16k1%$1,361$1,375$393,200$70,20617 min
Poquoson cityVA13k1%$1,634$1,459$403,000$120,91926 min
Camden CountyNC11k1%$1,220$1,075$289,800$87,78131 min
Gates CountyNC10k1%$940$590$163,900$61,61241 min
Mathews CountyVA8,5170%$1,108$1,026$348,800$75,48734 min
Surry CountyVA6,5520%$858$580$235,200$71,45843 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,852 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,454.

Work from home
11.3% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.2% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Virginia

USAJOBS

Federal jobs that pay relocation here

7 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Aircraft Mechanic

    Army Reserve Aviation Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · Up to $46.69 an hour

    Fort Eustis, VA · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

    99th Readiness Division (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · Up to $33.02 an hour

    Fort Eustis, VA · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

    99th Readiness Division (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · Up to $39.61 an hour

    Fort Eustis, VA · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Physician (Psychiatry)

    Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Military Treatment Facilities under DHA) · $145,000–$335,000 a year

    Naval Medical Center, VA · Closes March 9, 2027

  • MECHANICAL ENGINEER

    Military Sealift Command · $75,788–$118,092 a year

    Naval Base, VA · Closes June 15, 2027

2 more on the full list.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

25 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
25 minutes each way
Size
1.8M people
Buying instead
Median home $318,000. About $2,245/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Virginia income tax tops out at 5.75%. Sales tax 5.8%, property tax 0.83%.

Schools

Students
251,371
Pupils per teacher
13.7
Districts
18
  1. Virginia Beach City Public Schools64,731 students
  2. Chesapeake City Public Schools40,607 students
  3. Norfolk City Public Schools26,807 students
  4. Newport News City Public Schools25,882 students
  5. Hampton City Public Schools19,472 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Take-home by job in Virginia Beach

Pay and leftover for every job in Virginia Beach

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Virginia Beach calculated?

Virginia Beach is in Virginia, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Virginia Beach?

About $1,454 for a one-bedroom and $1,731 for a two-bedroom in Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia Beach averages 219 sunny days, a July high of 88°F, and a 25-minute commute.

How do I compare Virginia Beach with another city?

Put Virginia Beach next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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