Walkability by city / Virginia Beach, VA
Walkability in Virginia Beach, VA
How easy it is to get around Virginia Beach on foot, by transit and by bike — averaged over where the metro's 1.78 million residents live, with its most walkable neighborhoods ranked.
The metro at a glance
Each score is the average of the scores across the metro's streets, weighted by how many people live along them.
Walk Score: 27
Negligible
Driving mandatory
Transit Score: 21
Negligible
Negligible or nothing
Bike Score: 24
Negligible
Negligible or none
Where residents live, by Walk band
18% of residents live where the Walk Score is Moderate or better.
- Complete 0%
- Substantial 5%
- Moderate 13%
- Minimal 20%
- Negligible 61%
Most walkable neighborhoods
Ranked by Walk Score. Every area listed is home to at least 1,500 people; where a city has no mapped neighborhood boundaries, the whole city or community is ranked instead.
| # | Neighborhood | Walk | Transit | Bike | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghentin Norfolk · 5,330 residents | 85Walk | 50Transit | 78Bike | 5,330 |
| 2 | Downtownin Norfolk · 3,760 residents | 78Walk | 68Transit | 60Bike | 3,760 |
| 3 | West Ghentin Norfolk · 2,140 residents | 70Walk | 34Transit | 76Bike | 2,140 |
| 4 | Hampton Roads Crossingin Suffolk · 2,080 residents | 53Walk | 23Transit | 27Bike | 2,080 |
| 5 | WilliamsburgCity · whole area · 15,570 residents | 50Walk | 38Transit | 35Bike | 15,570 |
| 6 | West Ocean Viewin Norfolk · 3,400 residents | 44Walk | 38Transit | 37Bike | 3,400 |
| 7 | NorfolkCity · whole area · 234,980 residents | 36Walk | 38Transit | 40Bike | 234,980 |
| 8 | Gloucester CourthouseCommunity · whole area · 3,290 residents | 35Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 3,290 |
| 9 | WindsorTown · whole area · 1,580 residents | 33Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 1,580 |
| 10 | Colonial Placein Norfolk · 2,790 residents | 33Walk | 37Transit | 62Bike | 2,790 |
| 11 | PortsmouthCity · whole area · 97,360 residents | 33Walk | 27Transit | 31Bike | 97,360 |
| 12 | Newport NewsCity · whole area · 184,520 residents | 33Walk | 29Transit | 26Bike | 184,520 |
| 13 | Virginia BeachCity · whole area · 454,870 residents | 31Walk | 21Transit | 27Bike | 454,870 |
| 14 | CarrolltonCommunity · whole area · 7,050 residents | 31Walk | 0Transit | 20Bike | 7,050 |
| 15 | HamptonCity · whole area · 137,330 residents | 29Walk | 30Transit | 23Bike | 137,330 |
| 16 | SmithfieldTown · whole area · 10,060 residents | 26Walk | 0Transit | 22Bike | 10,060 |
| 17 | ChesapeakeCity · whole area · 251,170 residents | 23Walk | 14Transit | 18Bike | 251,170 |
| 18 | Edgewaterin Norfolk · 2,790 residents | 22Walk | 25Transit | 52Bike | 2,790 |
| 19 | Gloucester PointCommunity · whole area · 9,510 residents | 22Walk | 0Transit | 15Bike | 9,510 |
| 20 | SuffolkCity · whole area · 96,640 residents | 20Walk | 2Transit | 15Bike | 96,640 |
| 21 | GrandyCommunity · whole area · 1,990 residents | 17Walk | 0Transit | 15Bike | 1,990 |
| 22 | Bethel ManorCommunity · whole area · 4,510 residents | 15Walk | 2Transit | 22Bike | 4,510 |
| 23 | MoyockCommunity · whole area · 4,850 residents | 13Walk | 0Transit | 13Bike | 4,850 |
| 24 | PoquosonCity · whole area · 12,560 residents | 13Walk | 0Transit | 11Bike | 12,560 |
| 25 | Benns ChurchCommunity · whole area · 1,780 residents | 7Walk | 0Transit | 8Bike | 1,780 |
Show all 26 ranked areas
| # | Neighborhood | Walk | Transit | Bike | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ford's ColonyNeighborhood · 5,330 residents | 1Walk | 4Transit | 4Bike | 5,330 |
These are averages: streets within a neighborhood can score well above or below its number. For the scores at one address, look it up.
Updated October 15, 2026.