March 15, 2022
Virginia Beach, VA
2021
Overall Score
2.67
Policy Score
1.33
Socioeconomic Score
4.00
Virginia Beach earns a score of 2.67, thanks to top marks for Livability and Civic Participation. The city could improve its score greatly by paying more attention to each of the policy categories.
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