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Norfolk

Region

Virginia

USA

$41,739

$56,232

$60,316

$51,425

Median HH Income

Norfolk has the lowest median household income in South Hampton Roads.

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Ward 5 exceeds the city and reflects the national statistic.

Ward 5 Median HH Income

Bel Aire/Hewitt Farms

Camellia Acres/Saratoga

East Ocean View

Larrymore Lawns/Pinewood

N. Camellia Acres

Ocean View

Oceanair/Bayview

Shore Drive/Camellia Garden

Tarrallton/Wedgewood

Ward 5 Average

Norfolk

Region

Virginia

USA

$65,152

$61,591

$57,705

$50,491

$48,056

$43,275

$40,134

$34,659

$62,806

$51,541

$41,739

$56,232

$60,316

$51,425

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pilotonline.com

“Half the workplace lives outside the city. One of my concerns is how we connect Norfolk residents with those jobs.”

- Paul Fraim

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pilotonline.com

If half the workplace lives outside the city…

Neighborhoods & Schools

Connect non-resident employees to Norfolk

Connect

Norfolk

residents to

employment

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American Association of School Administrators

“[Education] is the best investment we can make – one that pays off in countless dividends, for us, for our children, and for our society . . . If we hope to maintain or improve the quality of life in our communities, attract new industries, and continue to prosper as a nation,top-notch schools are essential.”

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USA Today

“…in city after city in the United States, a house in a high-quality school district is likely to be worth at least 10 percent more than a similar house, even one right across the street, whose residents must attend school in a lower-rated district (i.e., one rated lower on standardized test scores).”

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Move, Inc.

“Because proximity to a quality school is such a high priority for some families as they search for their next home, buyers and sellers in cities with top ranked schools or school districts can often expect to see higher median list prices as compared to the statewide median list price, sometimes as much as 10 to 28 percent higher.”

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Healthy Neighborhoods

Good Schools

Quality of Life

More Than Money…

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Things Money Can’t Buy… I know my neighbors & we look out for one another.

I am proud of my community.

Properties are routinely updated & owners regularly re-invest in their homes.

Public & private properties are well kept, maintained & free of litter & debris.

My neighbors understand what is acceptable behavior in the community, & we all live well together.

Litter is not acceptable. We pick-up & remove litter from the street, sidewalks & lawns.

Cars are not parked on sidewalks or lawns in my neighborhood nor left in states of disrepair in the driveway.

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Ward 5 Neighbors Say…

I know my neighbors & we look out for one another.

I am proud of my community.

Properties are routinely updated & owners regularly re-invest in their homes.

Public & private properties are well kept, maintained & free of litter & debris.

My neighbors understand what is acceptable behavior in the community, & we all live well together.

Litter is not acceptable. We pick-up & remove litter from the street, sidewalks & lawns.

Cars are not parked on sidewalks or lawns in my neighborhood nor left in states of disrepair in the driveway.

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Our Guests Tonight …

Dr. Richard Bentley, Jr.Superintendent of Schools

Marcus D. JonesNorfolk City Manager