Virginia Beach recognized in multiple areas in 2023

Kenzie Finch
·1 min read

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach was recognized for multiple different things in 2023. Let’s take a look at what they were.

  • MoneyGeek: It 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: It named Virginia Beach the fourth-best city for veterans and their families.

  • Storage Café: 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

  • U.S. News & World Report: Virginia Beach is the 30th-best metro area to live.

  • Livability: Virginia Beach is one of the top 100 places to live with a population between 75,000 and 500,000.

  • Forbes: It includes Virginia Beach as among 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.

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