City Score: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 46 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 18 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

  • What Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is up against: 30 out of 100 — Better than 87% of cbsas, up 8 points
  • Where grace is growing: 31 out of 100 — Better than 53% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 41 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cbsas, up 2 points
  • Christian liberty: 43 out of 100 — Better than 33% of cbsas, up 2 points

What takes Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 18 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 31 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 21 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 19 percentile points (What Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is up against)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 7 percentile points (What Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is up against)

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (18 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (12 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (18 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (18 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (18 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 57 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

  1. Carrollton, VA — 59, Liberty
  2. Carrsville, VA — 59, Liberty
  3. Smithfield, VA — 58, Liberty
  4. Williamsburg, VA — 57, Liberty
  5. Windsor, VA — 57, Liberty
  6. Cardinal, VA — 56, Liberty
  7. Cobbs Creek, VA — 56, Liberty
  8. Dutton, VA — 56, Liberty
  9. Foster, VA — 56, Liberty
  10. Gwynn, VA — 56, Liberty
  11. Hudgins, VA — 56, Liberty
  12. Mathews, VA — 56, Liberty
  13. Mobjack, VA — 56, Liberty
  14. North, VA — 56, Liberty
  15. Port Haywood, VA — 56, Liberty
  16. Gloucester County, VA — 54, Liberty
  17. Gloucester Point, VA — 54, Liberty
  18. Gloucester, VA — 54, Liberty
  19. Grafton, VA — 54, Liberty
  20. Lackey, VA — 54, Liberty
  21. Seaford, VA — 54, Liberty
  22. Tabb, VA — 54, Liberty
  23. Yorktown, VA — 54, Liberty
  24. Poquoson, VA — 52, Liberty
  25. Dendron, VA — 51, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk-va-nc. Methodology.

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