ZIP 23451
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 23451 usually run 1.9% below trend in January and 1.8% above it in July, about $79 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 23451 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 23451 changed +7.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 169 Virginia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 23451 rose 39% while median household income rose 36.4% ($73,810 to $100,697). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 23451 is 52.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,697) is $2,517 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,070); a 3-bedroom is $2,870.
5th cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Virginia Beach.
ZIP 23452, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,867/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 23451. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 23451 (Virginia Beach, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 57% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 23451 in Virginia Beach, VA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 23451 in Virginia Beach, VA paid around $1,580 a month. That figure now sits near $2,133, up 35.0% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $86,334 in 2021 to $100,697 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 52.8% to 57% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 23451 in Virginia Beach, VA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 23451 covers Virginia Beach, VA. The median rent here is $2,133/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,830/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,070/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($100,697/yr), ZIP 23451 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.3% over the past year.
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