Portsmouth, VA
97,190Residents
$60,491Median household income
$1,300/moMedian gross rent
$246,900Median home value
35.9Median age
24%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
58%Homes lived in by their owners
4.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 26% of the median household income in Portsmouth.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $52,000 a year. In Virginia that leaves roughly $3,425 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $50,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.