Year in Review: Virginia Beach Excels in 2023

As we move into the new year, let’s take a moment to look back on the recognition the City of Virginia Beach received in 2023. Virginia Beach continues to stand out compared to other U.S. cities.

MoneyGeek considers Virginia Beach the third safest large city, with a $773 crime cost per capita, a much lower cost compared to the average $2,221 crime cost per capita for U.S. cities.

Coworking Café, a site for finding and booking coworking spaces, named Virginia Beach the fourth best city for veterans and their families.

When considering metrics such as household income, divorce rate, amusement and recreation per 1,000 people, cost of gas and more, Virginia Beach ranks as the fifth best large city for newlyweds according to storage space marketplace website Storage Café.

Virginia Beach is the 30th best metro area to live according to U.S. News & World Report and one of the top 100 places to live with a population between 75,000 and 500,000 according to Livability.

Forbes includes Virginia Beach among one of the top choices for high quality retirement living at an affordable price.

WalletHub, a personal finance company, considers Virginia Beach the:

• Fourth hardest working large city based on 11 factors such as workweek hours, share of engaged workers and average daily leisure time.
• Fifth best city for persons with disabilities based on 33 factors such as cost of living, wheelchair-accessible grocery stores per capita and cost of doctor visits.
• 15th best city for first-time home buyers based on 22 factors such as housing affordability, foreclosure rates and total home-energy cost.
• 19th best city to raise a family based on 45 factors such as playgrounds per capita, pediatricians per capita and high school graduation rate.
• 22nd best run city with the third highest ranking for quality of city services.