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Virginia·Suffolk County
36 tracts·99K people·$347K median·248/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Suffolk is $347,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Suffolk has 98,796 residents across 36 census tracts and 35 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.7; the population is 45.8% White, 41.6% Black, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 33.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Oakland Elementary (85%), Northern Shores Elementary (82%) and Florence Bowser Elementary (77%) lead the elementary schools; John Yeates Middle (82%), Colonel Fred Cherry Middle (72%) and Forest Glen Middle (71%) lead the middle schools; Nansemond River High (86%), King's Fork High (84%) and Lakeland High (81%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,563/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Suffolk is $92,666 a year, 8% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Suffolk, median rent is $1,563/month and the median home value is $347,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Suffolk reported 5.5 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Suffolk are winter weather (85), wildfire (63) and strong wind (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Suffolk, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).