Area data
Norfolk, VA — ZIP 23511
Population: 9,664 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with coastalflooding, lightning, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 1.1% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $2,130/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $2,150/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,440/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,380/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,980/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- coastalFlooding, lightning, coldWave, heatWave, hurricane
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 23% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 12.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Norfolk Naval Base (Sewells Point Naval Complex) (0.4 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 32
- Days with Good air quality
- 314
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 52
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 82
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Fort Monroe National Monument (6 mi)
- National parks include
- Fort Monroe National Monument, Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 21
- Nearest airport
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 20
- Hospitals include
- VIDANT ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL, SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF THE KINGS DAUGHTERS INC
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.5 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 143
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,959
- Housing built before 1970
- 74.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 2.6%
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 85.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 103,319
- Average weekly wage
- $1,273
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 145
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 23511?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,440/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 23511?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastalFlooding, lightning, coldWave, heatWave, hurricane.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 23511?
- Risk to homes is higher than 23% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 23511?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 23511?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Norfolk Naval Base (Sewells Point Naval Complex), 0.4 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 23511?
- Good. Median AQI: 32. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 23511?
- Regional Price Parity: 101.1 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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