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Suffolk city, Virginia: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Suffolk city — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Suffolk city yet — not gathered, never hidden.

103,105 people (2024 Census estimate, +8.8% since 2020)
399 square miles of land · 258 people per square mile

How Suffolk city compares — against the other counties in Virginia

103,105 — people: 18th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
$14,431 — spending per student in its school districts: 79th highest of 126 Virginia counties.
75.4 years — life expectancy: 63rd highest of 133 Virginia counties.
6.4% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 112th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
14.9% — child poverty: 83rd highest of 133 Virginia counties.
89.0% — households with broadband internet: 43rd highest of 133 Virginia counties.
$81,297 — median household income: 39th highest of 133 Virginia counties.
4.5% — share of bridges rated poor: 44th highest of 117 Virginia counties.
$358 — federal grant dollars per resident: 55th highest of 132 Virginia counties.
$25.4 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 18th highest of 133 Virginia counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Suffolk city

No active community water system lists Suffolk city in EPA's records — not gathered, never hidden.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 754 people were held in Suffolk city's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 501.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Suffolk city. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

SUFFOLK CITY SCHOOLS14,490 students

Spent $240.2 million — $209.1 million to run schools, about $14,431 per student, plus $16.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $86.7 million local (mostly property tax), $112.9 million state, $37.3 million federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Suffolk city beside Virginia

Life expectancy75.4 years · Virginia 77.6 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance6.4% · Virginia 7.5%

Children in poverty14.9% · Virginia 12.7%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)8.6% · Virginia 11.1%

Households with broadband internet89.0% · Virginia 89.9%

Households with severe housing problems14.2% · Virginia 13.9%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00029.8 · Virginia 28.4

Residents per primary care doctor1,300 · Virginia 1,341

Residents per mental health provider569 · Virginia 379

Unemployment3.1% · Virginia 2.9%

Median household income$81,297 · Virginia $89,864

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Suffolk city about $25.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$8.9 million a year · Relatively Low

Hurricane$6.7 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Drought$2.5 million a year · Relatively High

Tornado$1.8 million a year · Relatively Low

Heat wave$1.2 million a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

132 bridges in Suffolk city: 34 in good condition, 92 fair, and 6 poor (4.5%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

Nansemond Parkway over Beamons Mill Pond · built 1920	5,593 vehicles a day
Turlington Road over Kilby Creek Spillway · built 1957	2,327 vehicles a day
FREEMAN MILL RD. over SPIVEY SWAMP · built 1954	587 vehicles a day
Box Elder Road over Norfleets Swamp · built 1958	198 vehicles a day
Roundtree Crescent over Cypress Swamp · built 1980	97 vehicles a day
Pittmantown Road over Mill Swamp · built 1950	67 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $33.8 million of work in Suffolk city in fiscal 2025, about $358 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-31. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-23. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections: upcoming elections · Virginia Department of Elections: voter FAQ · Virginia Department of Elections: absentee voting

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Suffolk city come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Suffolk city built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Virginia: the state government and every county in Virginia.

Nearby counties: Isle of Wight County (15 mi) · Franklin city (17 mi) · Gates County, NC (18 mi) · Chesapeake city (18 mi) · Portsmouth city (19 mi) · Southampton County (26 mi).