A city of 252,583, settled in 1963. Nearly 35.1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Chesapeake does most differently from other towns.
Alonzo Mourning35.1% of the town is conserved land, across 70 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Chesapeake. Another town gets a different order.
145 miles of trails across 70 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | 28.9 mi | 50,334 |
| 2. Northwest River Park | 10.6 mi | 759 |
| 3. Oak Grove Lake Park | 2.7 mi | 167 |
The typical Chesapeake home is worth about $425,000, up 3.6% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home.
The public schools Chesapeake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassfield Elementary | PK–5 | 1,306 | A− |
| Cedar Road Elementary | PK–5 | 988 | A |
| Deep Creek Central Elementary | PK–5 | 888 | A− |
| Southeastern Elementary | PK–5 | 828 | A |
| B.M. Williams Primary | PK–2 | 825 | Not graded |
| Georgetown Primary | PK–3 | 804 | B |
About one in 3 of Chesapeake’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Virginia Beach (20%), Norfolk (18%) and Portsmouth (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Chesapeake beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Chesapeake | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.4% | 7.1% |
Chesapeake reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 63%.
Chesapeake has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
222,209 people in 2010; 252,583 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 8 places on the National Register.
8 places in Chesapeake on the National Register of Historic Places.
50 notable people were born in Chesapeake.
Independent city in Virginia, United States
Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the United States. Chesapeake is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. One of the cities in the South Hampton Roads, Chesapeake was organized in 1963 by voter referendums approving the political consolidation of the city of South Norfolk with the remnants of the former Norfolk County, which dated to 1691. (Much of the territory of the county had been annexed by other cities.) Chesapeake is the second-largest city by land area in the Commonwealth of…
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4 towns share a border with Chesapeake.
