Norfolk, VA
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We have no upcoming meetings on file for Norfolk. The most recent record we hold is from Fri Aug 7, 2026. Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met.
NorfolkVA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $315,458 +1.1% yr/yr · +19.9% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
👮 Police incidents (open data)
50,000 incidents · Wed Feb 7, 2024–Thu Jul 23, 2026
property29,466
violent10,637
other9,897
The most recent records from the city police department’s own open-data portal — a recent slice, not full history. Full per-incident records are in the public dataset. This department redacts incident coordinates (block-group level only), so these aren’t mappable to a point. Source: data.norfolk.gov.
Municipal budget
Total revenue$1.56B (FY2023)
Total spending$1.53B (FY2023)
Taxes$589.9M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$1.78B (FY2023)
Spending per resident$6,515 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025156 housing units ($26.2M)
Recent meetings
Fri Aug 7, 2026 · 12:00
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Fri Aug 7, 2026 · 12:00
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Fri Aug 7, 2026 · 12:00
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Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 00:00
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🏗️ Building permits (latest 25)
Recent records pulled from the city's own open-data portal. Beta — dates/values as published by the source.
| Issued | Address | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9648 MASON CREEK ROAD | Zoning | ||
| 2907 ARGONNE AVENUE | Zoning | ||
| 421 POPLAR HALL CIRCLE | Zoning | ||
| 6915 PUGH STREET | Zoning | ||
| 8119 TIDAL ROAD | Zoning | ||
| 1553 HEMLOCK STREET | Zoning | ||
| 7750 OGDEN AVENUE | Zoning | ||
| 1459 E OCEAN VIEW AVENUE | Short Term Rental | ||
| 6387 CENTER DRIVE | Sign | $18,765 | |
| 950 HANSON AVENUE | Plumbing | ||
| 4201 PLEASANT AVENUE | Plumbing | $50 | |
| 9401 CAPEVIEW AVENUE | Plumbing | $4,062 | |
| 2305 ELAINE AVENUE | Mechanical | $15,002 | |
| 1912 MONTCLAIR AVENUE | Mechanical | $18,000 | |
| 7037 HUNTERS CHASE | Mechanical | $500 | |
| 1500 IKEA WAY | Fire Protection | ||
| 2200 NORVIEW AVENUE | Fire Protection | $2,900 | |
| 801 E FREEMASON STREET | New Elevator | $610,000 | |
| 1215 N MILITARY HIGHWAY | Electrical | $17,900 | |
| 5422 COBURN CRESCENT | Electrical | $1,300 | |
| 2623 RUFFIN WAY | Electrical | ||
| 2246 E OCEAN VIEW AVENUE | Electrical | $600 | |
| 8529 MILLARD STREET | Electrical | $7,634 | |
| 8546 OLD OCEAN VIEW ROAD | Electrical | $1,000 | |
| 7640 NORTH SHORE ROAD | Electrical | $1,000 |
Source: Building permits
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $1.0B | BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC. Department of Defense · DDG DOCKER NORFOLK MSMO |
| $848.6M | BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC. Department of Defense · EXECUTION PLANNING LHD 3 FY11 PMA |
| $668.0M | U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF OBERG/N103/ CONTRACT AWARD FOR BOB HOPE CLASS LMSR SHIPS. |
| $501.9M | METRO MACHINE CORP. Department of Defense · LPD/LSD NORFOLK MSMO |
| $435.8M | METRO MACHINE CORP. Department of Defense · IGF::CT::IGF EXECUTION PLANNING CVN 77 FY18 DPIA |
| $407.4M | METRO MACHINE CORP. Department of Defense · USS BATAAN (LHD 5)FY 24 DSRA |
| $346.1M | BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC. Department of Defense · USS KEARSARGE(LHD 3) FY23 DOCKING SELECTED RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY (DS |
| $259.0M | METRO MACHINE CORP. Department of Defense · USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) FY22 DRY-DOCKING SELECTED RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY |
| $240.9M | BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC. Department of Defense · USS WASP (LHD 1) FY21 DOCKING SELECTED RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY (DSRA) |
| $240.9M | MAERSK LINE, LIMITED Department of Defense · IGF::CT::IGF AWARD OF FIRM PERIOD RAMP-UP, VESSEL MODIFICATIONS, AND T |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Norfolk City)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-2,325 people (-$75.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)5 ({"Hurricane": 10, "Snowstorm": 2, "Biological": 2, "Flood": · last Fri Jan 23, 2026)
Traffic fatalities20 (9 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments5,398 (109,272 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,696/mo (7,683 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy25.6% (low numeracy 40% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$1.56B
Annual budget
$1.78B
Debt outstanding
156
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$1.56B
Spending$1.53B
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$1.78B
Debt-to-revenue1.14×
Debt-load index79 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.