Gloucester Point, VA vs Portsmouth, VA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGloucester Point, VAPortsmouth, VA
Population11,10997,190
Median Household Income$74,001$60,491
Median Rent$1,062/mo$1,300/mo
Median Home Value$320,700$246,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.2%55.6%
Poverty Rate7.5%17.3%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k59*773
Property Crime Rate /100k608*3,264
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs87°F86°F
Winter Lows32°F36°F
Snowfall4 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute35.4 min23.7 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher12.914.4
College Degree Rate23.6%24.3%
Foreign-Born %2.2%3.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.2%-1.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Gloucester Point (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.