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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Virginia

Best sunny, walkable cities in Virginia

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Virginia Beach, VA456k residents

    73/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 32°F

  2. 2.Chesapeake, VA253k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 34°F

  3. 3.Richmond, VA229k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 211 days · walkability: 51/100 · january low: 29°F

  4. 4.Norfolk, VA234k residents

    51/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 32°F

  5. 5.Hampton, VA138k residents

    51/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 32°F

  6. 6.Newport News, VA184k residents

    50/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 31°F

  7. 7.Portsmouth, VA97k residents

    47/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 32°F

  8. 8.Roanoke, VA98k residents

    46/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 29°F

  9. 9.Suffolk, VA99k residents

    43/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 31°F

  10. 10.Lynchburg, VA79k residents

    41/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 25°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Virginia?
Virginia Beach, VA ranks first with a fit score of 73/100, followed by Chesapeake (54) and Richmond (54), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.