Suffolk
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About Suffolk
Independent city in the United StatesSuffolk (locally SUF-uuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 16th-largest in the country. Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville.
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How Suffolk ranks
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Housing in Suffolk
The typical Suffolk home is worth about $390,000, up 2.7% in a year, 6% below the Virginia typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Suffolk
Safety Grade C
Suffolk reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 62%.
Work & commute in Suffolk
Full picture →About one in 5 of Suffolk’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chesapeake (14%), Norfolk (13%) and Virginia Beach (10%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Suffolk
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Suffolk
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Suffolk
Full climate →Suffolk has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Suffolk
All Suffolk schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Suffolk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% 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.
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