Neighborhood index
Six Hampton Roads cities, compared on what is published
These six cities each run their own tax rate and their own school website, so the comparison below sticks to figures every city publishes the same way. Assessor value statistics are on the city pages where the assessor reports them.
| City | Tax per $100 | Solid waste fee, monthly | School division site | City hall ZIP area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | $0.97 | $30.55 | Virginia Beach City Public Schools | VA298 (23456) |
| Chesapeake | $1.01 | none | Chesapeake Public Schools | VA298 (23322) |
| Suffolk (page coming) | $1.06 | $30.00 | Suffolk Public Schools | VA298 (23434) |
| Hampton | $1.14 | $39.28* | Hampton City Schools | VA297 (23669) |
| Newport News | $1.18 | $31.72 | Newport News Public Schools | VA297 (23607) |
| Norfolk | $1.23 | $33.51 | Norfolk Public Schools | VA298 (23510) |
*Hampton's fee assumes recycling participation. Rates and fees: City of Chesapeake FY 2027 Local Tax Comparisons, checked 2026-10-09; Norfolk's $1.23 also confirmed in its own FY 2027 ordinance and Suffolk's $1.06 in its own rate sheet. School divisions: each division's official site, and for Chesapeake the VDOE directory, checked 2026-10-09. City hall addresses: each city's official site. ZIP areas: sorted_zipmha26.txt.
Reading the table
Chesapeake's division name comes from the Virginia Department of Education directory, because the division's own site refused the automated check. Portsmouth is in the source but has no city page here yet.
Population, from the same Chesapeake comparison (2024 Census and ACS): Virginia Beach 454,808; Chesapeake 254,997; Norfolk 231,105; Newport News 183,056; Hampton 137,596; Suffolk 103,105.
Source: City of Chesapeake, FY 2027 Local Tax Comparisons (PDF dated Aug 2026), checked 2026-10-09.
Morning drives, city hall to a named gate
| From | To | Miles | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | NAVSTA Norfolk Gate 2 | 9.8 | 16-22 min |
| Virginia Beach | NAS Oceana main gate pin | 6.7 | 14-18 min |
| Virginia Beach | JEB Little Creek-Fort Story base address (not a gate) | 16.9 | 26-45 min |
| Chesapeake | NAVSTA Norfolk Gate 2 | 23.5 | 24-30 min |
| Suffolk (page coming) | NAVSTA Norfolk Gate 2 | 26.1 | 35-45 min |
| Hampton | Langley LaSalle Gate | 3.4 | 7 min (single value) |
| Newport News | Fort Eustis Gate 1 | 21.3 | 20-24 min |
| Newport News | Langley LaSalle Gate | 9.4 | 12-14 min |
Source: Google Maps, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, checked 2026-10-09. Routes and origins are on each city page.
What is not compared yet
A common price measure across all six. The assessor figures on the city pages measure different things: Norfolk an average of all residences, Virginia Beach medians by housing type, Chesapeake a single-family median, Newport News a median house assessment, and Hampton a mean worked out from the city's own residential total and count. Suffolk has no published assessed-value statistic on this site. Because the measures differ, each stays on its own page, and so does each page's payment illustration.
Sources and dates
- City of Chesapeake, FY 2027 Local Tax Comparisons (PDF dated Aug 2026), opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Norfolk, FY 2027 annual appropriations ordinance, opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Suffolk, FY 2026-2027 Tax Rates and Fees, opened 2026-10-09.
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools, opened 2026-10-09.
- Suffolk Public Schools, opened 2026-10-09.
- Hampton City Schools, opened 2026-10-09.
- Newport News Public Schools, opened 2026-10-09.
- Norfolk Public Schools, opened 2026-10-09.
- DoD BAH 2026, sorted_zipmha26.txt and mhanames26.txt, opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Norfolk official website, opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Chesapeake, Real Estate Assessor's Office, opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Suffolk official website, opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Hampton, Buckroe Beach and Park, opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Newport News official website, opened 2026-10-09.
- Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Public Schools by Division: Chesapeake, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 1, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 2, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 3, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 4, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 5, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 6, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 7, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.
- Google Maps, route 8, depart Mon Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET, opened 2026-10-09.