In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Pet friendly, Cable included + more
In unit laundry, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance, Garage + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
In unit laundry, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Pet friendly, 24hr gym, Coffee bar + more
W/D hookup and Patio / balcony
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
W/D hookup, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Parking + more
W/D hookup, Patio / balcony, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance, Parking + more
Patio / balcony, Pet friendly, Range, Oven, and Refrigerator
Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Pet friendly, Garage, Stainless steel, Air conditioning + more
W/D hookup, Pet friendly, Parking, Recently renovated, Air conditioning, and Carpet
In unit laundry, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Parking, Recently renovated, Air conditioning + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Air conditioning, and Range
In unit laundry, Granite counters, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Recently renovated, Stainless steel + more
Searching for an apartment for rent in Portsmouth, VA? Look no further! Apartment List will help you find a perfect apartment near you. There are 86 available rental units listed on Apartment List in Portsmouth. Click on listings to see photos, floorplans, amenities, prices and availability, and much more!
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Welcome to the Apartment List March 2026 Rent Report for Portsmouth, VA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,547, after rising 1.6% last month. Prices and are now up 2.6% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Portsmouth rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Virginia Beach metro area and the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Portsmouth rose by 1.6% over the course of February, and has now increased by a total of 2.6% over the past 12 months. Portsmouth’s rent growth over the past year has has outpaced both state (0.4%) and national (-1.5%) averages.
Two months into the year, rents in Portsmouth have risen 1.6%. This is a faster rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to February 2025 rents had increased 0.7%.
If we expand our view to the wider Virginia Beach metro area, the median rent is $1,639 meaning that the median price in Portsmouth ($1,547) is 5.6% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at 5.3%, above the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 7 cities in the Virginia Beach metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Virginia Beach is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $1,827. Newport News is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,393. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Chesapeake (6.3%) while the slowest is in Portsmouth (2.6%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Virginia Beach metropolitan area.
Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.
Apartment List publishes monthly rent reports and underlying data for hundreds of cities across the nation, as well as data aggregated for counties, metros, and states. These data are intended to be a source of reliable information that help renters and policymakers make sound decisions. Insights from our data are covered regularly by journalists across the country. To access the data yourself, please visit our Data Downloads Page.
Portsmouth, Virginia is home to the largest naval shipyard in the world. Don't let the name confuse you, though. It's named after the neighboring city of Norfolk.
Portsmouth is a city that forms a piece of what seems like a seamless community surrounding the Chesapeake Bay
View Portsmouth City GuidePortsmouth, Virginia is home to the largest naval shipyard in the world. Don't let the name confuse you, though. It's named after the neighboring city of Norfolk.
Portsmouth is a city that forms a piece of what seems like a seamless community surrounding the Chesapeake Bay
The representation of ethnic minorities in Portsmouth is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Portsmouth are Black Or African American (50.2%), White (35.2%), Two Or More (7.3%), Hispanic Or Latino (5.2%), Asian (1.9%), Other (0.2%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.1%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0.1%).
The representation of ethnic minorities in Portsmouth is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Portsmouth are Black Or African American (50.2%), White (35.2%), Two Or More (7.3%), Hispanic Or Latino (5.2%), Asian (1.9%), Other (0.2%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0.1%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0.1%).
Apartment List has released the results for Portsmouth from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
