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Wells Theatre
The Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue located in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It has housed the Virginia Stage Company since 1979. The Wells Theatre is owned and operated by the City of Norfolk and is part of The Seven Venues.
About Norfolk
Independent city in Virginia, United StatesNorfolk (locally NOR-fək) is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in both the Hampton Roads metropolitan area and in Virginia, after neighboring cities Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, as well as the 101st-most populous city in the United States. The city holds a strategic position as the historical, urban, financial, and cultural center of the Hampton Roads area (sometimes called "Tidewater"), which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Norfolk was established in 1682 as a colonial seaport. Strategically located at the confluence…
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Housing in Norfolk
The typical Norfolk home is worth about $312,000, up 1.3% in a year, 25% below the Virginia typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Norfolk
Safety Grade D
Norfolk reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
Work & commute in Norfolk
Full picture →About one in 3 of Norfolk’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Virginia Beach (22%), Chesapeake (13%) and Portsmouth (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Health in Norfolk
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Norfolk
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Norfolk
Full climate →Norfolk has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Norfolk
All Norfolk schools →School Grade D
The public schools Norfolk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 94% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Norfolk is a college town
Colleges →of Norfolk’s residents are enrolled in college. Old Dominion University has about 14,191 students on campus, and 3 more colleges are in town.
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