Virginia Beach Housing: Colonial to condo price tags
You've gotta live somewhere... right? From a Chic's Beach bayside bungalow with fish taco Tuesdays to a Pungo equestrian farmhouse with strawberry stained knees, Virginia Beach has a variety of places and ways to make a home. We're going to help you understand what to expect.
Laura, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Laura arrived in Virginia in 1988 with a teaching job, a love of sunshine, and zero idea she’d still be here decades later—now basically an honorary ambassador for the state. She’s tracked down over 800 of Virginia’s iconic LOVE signs, a feat that probably deserves its own license plate. When she’s not at the beach or debating which El Azteca location does the best Nacho Fajitas, she’s editing Snappy Scout’s Virginia guides, helping readers discover the local quirks and hidden gems she’s been living (and loving) for years.
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What Does Home Look Like in Virginia Beach?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
pricier near the sand, friendlier west of Great Neck, jumpy every spring.
Homes in Virginia Beach are typically
brick ranches and beach boxes with garages stuffed with kayaks, boogie boards, and sand, condo and apartment complexes, old beach cottages.
The dream house would be
North End cottage, rooftop deck, dolphins as neighbors, Neptune selfie from the porchoceanfront condo.
The reality is that it will most likely be
Townhouse off Lynnhaven, tiny yard, seashell backsplash, 4-bedroom ranch, HOA emailing about trash cans.
I'll live anywhere except
directly under the Oceana flight path during nap time and Zooms, catching the breeze from the Centerville landfill..
As long as I'm close to
First Landing's Cape Henry Trail, Waterman's Orange Crush, and a Wawa with gas.
Stereotypical architecture is
vinyl everything, brick ranches, and stilted beach boxes named Shore Thing.
Sought after views
Atlantic sunrise, Chesapeake Bay sunset, dolphins photobombing, fireworks from the Boardwalk.
HOAs around here are
obsessed with mailbox color, lawn length, and unapproved inflatable Santas.
Ready to See If Virginia Beach Fits You?
Compare neighborhoods, check the routes, or head back to the full Virginia Beach guide for the bigger picture.