Detailed profiles for cities and towns in Virginia

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Virginia Beach
Virginia
  Population
425,257
  Median Home Value
$123,200
Virginia Beach (pronounced /vgnibit/) is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most populous city in Virginia and the 41st largest....
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Norfolk
Virginia
  Population
234,403
  Median Home Value
$88,400
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States of America. With a population of 234,403 as of the 2000 census, Norfolk is Virginia's second-largest incorporated city. Norfolk is also one of few urban areas in Virginia....
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Chesapeake
Virginia
  Population
199,184
  Median Home Value
$122,300
Chesapeake is located in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake was formed in 1963 by a political consolidation of the City of South Norfolk with the former Norfolk Cou....
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Richmond
Virginia
  Population
197,790
  Median Home Value
$87,300
Richmond (IPA: /rtmnd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county (Richmond County is unrelated, and located more tha....
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Arlington
Virginia
  Population
189,453
  Median Home Value
$262,400
Arlington County is an urban county of about 203,000 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the U.S., directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. [1] Formerly part of the District of Columbia, the land now comprising the county was retr....
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Newport News
Virginia
  Population
180,150
  Median Home Value
$96,400
Newport News is an independent city in Virginia. It is on the southwestern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News Point on the ....
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Hampton
Virginia
  Population
146,437
  Median Home Value
$91,100
Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 U.S. ....
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Alexandria
Virginia
  Population
128,283
  Median Home Value
$252,800
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downto....
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Portsmouth
Virginia
  Population
100,565
  Median Home Value
$81,300
Portsmouth is an independent city located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,565, but a 2006 Census estimate showed the city's population had increased to 101,377.[3] The Norfolk Naval Ship....
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Roanoke
Virginia
  Population
94,911
  Median Home Value
$80,300
Roanoke is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city of Roanoke is adjacent to the city of Salem and the town of Vinton and is otherwise surrounded by, but politically separate from, Roanoke County. As of the 2000 census, the c....
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