Chesapeake, VA vs Roanoke, VA: City Score compared

Chesapeake, VA scores 38 and Roanoke, VA scores 32 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 6 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Chesapeake, VA	Roanoke, VA
City Score	38	32
Condition (public data)	43	32
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Chesapeake is up against	58	79
Where grace is growing	31	45
Marriage & family	57	20
Christian liberty	43	43

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Chesapeake, VA	Roanoke, VA
Overall	46, Stirring	38, Drifting
The Church	23, Lukewarm	51, Stirring
The Family	57, Mending	21, Divided
Education	43, Searching	43, Searching
Government	39, Restrictive	39, Restrictive
Media	46, Negative	46, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	43, Mixed	20, Corrupt
Business	54, Fair	50, Fair
Compassion	62, Merciful	37, Indifferent

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Chesapeake, VA	Roanoke, VA
2026-W43	—	37
2026-W44	43	37
2026-W45	43	37
2026-W46	43	37

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