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ZIP 23709, Portsmouth

Moderate

🇺🇸Portsmouth, Virginia · United States

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
80
Safety
Trade-offs
50
Affordability
50
Transport
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Schools — no source available yet
Transport — no source available yet
Is ZIP 23709, Portsmouth right for you?

ZIP 23709, Portsmouth is about average on everything we measure. We do not have figures yet for schools, transport, amenities, lifestyle and property confidence, so this is a partial picture.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: schools and amenities.

  • Young professionals and renters Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Retirees and a quieter life Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Living without a car Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Buying on a budget Partly known

    About average on affordability. Not known yet: property confidence.

Compared with nearby areas

In Portsmouth In United States
Safety About average About average
Affordability About average About average

Still being collected: Schools, Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle, Property Confidence. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.

What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
Man shot by officer after shooting at police in Portsmouth Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Police responded to reports of a person firing a weapon indiscriminately in the 100 block of Francis Street and the man eventually fired at officers, police said.
1 week ago Read article
This Saints academy graduate is out of contract next summer, so talks have begun Yardbarker
Forty-four minutes into the Portsmouth game on the 11th October, Cam Bragg picked up a second yellow card. Southampton were down to ten men in a derby they had waited more than two decades to win.
2 weeks ago Read article
Portsmouth police chief warned Lucas years before indictment Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
The federal indictment against Sen. Louise Lucas includes a description of a conversation between her, "a senior law enforcement official," and an unnamed state legislator in which she is cautioned not to associate herself with illegal sales of marijuana. Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins confirmed he is the unnamed law enforcement official.
2 weeks ago Read article
Judge restores gun rights of former Portsmouth officer Stephen Rankin, convicted of killing 18-year-old Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
A judge restored the right to possess a gun to a former Portsmouth police officer convicted in 2016 of killing an 18-year-old outside of a Walmart, after prosecutors mistakenly agreed to his request and attempted to reverse it.
2 weeks ago Read article
31-year-old man charged in string of armed robberies in Norfolk Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
A 31-year-old Portsmouth man has been charged in connection with multiple robbery investigations in Norfolk, including a carjacking and a robbery involving a firearm, police said Wednesday.
2 weeks ago Read article
Data confidence
Moderate coverage
70

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography
25 pts
source authority
20 pts
freshness
20 pts
record coverage
0 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.
Score dashboard
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
80
Safety
Good
estimated
50
Affordability
Below average
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
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Schools
No data yet
Nov 2026
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Transport
No data yet
pending
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Amenities
No data yet
pending
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Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
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Property Confidence
No data yet
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
What these scores mean for ZIP 23709, Portsmouth

Each score is out of 100. Higher is better for you: a high affordability score means cheaper relative to local incomes, and a high safety score means less crime. Comparisons are with other areas in the same country.

Safety: 80/100 · Good
Scores 80 out of 100, which is good and lower than 99% of areas in United States. In practice, reported crime is low for its size. What it measures: How safe the area is, from reported crime adjusted for population, with burglary and robbery counting most. How it is worked out: No police data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Estimated from nearby areas (estimated).
Affordability: 50/100 · Below average
Scores 50 out of 100, which is below average and lower than 99% of areas in United States. What it measures: How average rent compares with what households here typically earn. How it is worked out: Average rent as a share of median monthly income. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: Official census income and rent (ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates).
Full scoring method
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
🔥 Wildfire: None on record
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Community demographics
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Population
510

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