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Virginia Beach VA
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionTight
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
Down 2 places this month34of 43 metros
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Steady
Pulling both ways, asking rents are climbing and job growth has cooled, as of Jun 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
+5.7%
▲ Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
VIRGINIA
+6.2%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,556/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · Virginia BeachNEWS · DAILY
No recent articles for this market.
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs-0.5%
Migration-1.98/1k
SUPPLY
Permits-17%
Vacancy5.4%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,033/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$1,556RENT
$2,589OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
−1.98/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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