Why you'd want to live in Chesapeake

We don't want to toot our own horn, but Chesapeake has a lot to brag about! Although surrounded by various well-known cities within the Coastal Virginia area, Chesapeake stands out in many unique areas. Did you know? Chesapeake is consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the five safest cities of its size in the country. Coastal Virginia is ranked one of the top six regions in America for recreation. Chesapeake is ranked as one of the six best places to live by MONEY Magazine (for cities with 100,000+ population in the East). Chesapeake consists of more than 353 square miles of land area, which makes us the 11th largest city in the U.S. Chesapeake contains more miles of deepwater canals than any other city in the country. via virginia.org