Living in Portsmouth Heights
Portsmouth Heights recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 77% of American cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 92% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 67% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Portsmouth Heights?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,201 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
Is Portsmouth Heights a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
3.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,168 of 96,482 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Portsmouth Heights 6.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 3,209 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,209 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked5Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 6.55 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables2Official |
What does a salary buy in Portsmouth Heights?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €2,538 |
| Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year | − €1,201 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above | incl. |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €1,255 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Portsmouth Heights. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Portsmouth Heights. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 297.5 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Portsmouth Heights when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
Crime incidents numbered 4,613.2 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,001 incidents per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2025 | Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City6Official |
Mobility and administration
Portsmouth Heights's nearest airport was ORF, 17 km away and offered 17 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Portsmouth Heights. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.7°C in January to 27.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 86.6 mm in January and 154.5 mm in July. Maximum PM2.5 in Portsmouth Heights reached 26 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Portsmouth Heights 6.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 10.4 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 21.1 · May 25.2 · Jun 29.6 · Jul 31.9 · Aug 30.5 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 22.4 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 12.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 10.1 · May 15.1 · Jun 20 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 22 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.7 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 15.6 · May 20.2 · Jun 24.8 · Jul 27.3 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 7.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 86.6 · Feb 73.7 · Mar 93.8 · Apr 85.5 · May 96 · Jun 112.4 · Jul 154.5 · Aug 149.3 · Sep 137.3 · Oct 98 · Nov 78.8 · Dec 83.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 26 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 6.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 1,249 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 31.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 16.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | 0.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)11Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Hampton ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Marugame (Japan) ±1.2 °C, Amagasaki (Japan) ±1.6 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±1.6 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±1.6 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±1.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
By nationality
National passport96.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 3.26 % | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,168 people | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Population | 96,482 people | 1 Jul 2024 | SUB-EST2024: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates14Official |
Alternatives for people set on Portsmouth Heights
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
East Hampton as a Portsmouth Heights alternative in the same region
24 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Foreign residents: 5.9% East Hampton vs 3.3% Portsmouth Heights+81%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,138 East Hampton vs 4,001 Portsmouth Heights−22%
- Residents: 137,596 East Hampton vs 96,482 Portsmouth Heights+43%
- Median gross pay, city: €3,343 East Hampton vs €3,209 Portsmouth Heights+4%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,343 East Hampton vs €3,209 Portsmouth Heights+4%
- Unemployment: 6.3% East Hampton vs 6.6% Portsmouth Heights−3%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ East Hampton vs 6.5 µg/m³ Portsmouth Heightssame level
Cities near Portsmouth Heights
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 3,481 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 1,318 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 3,343 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Portsmouth Heights?
The median gross salary is 3,209 EUR/month. Source: Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked.
What is the unemployment rate in Portsmouth Heights?
The unemployment rate is 6.55 %. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.
Is the air quality good in Portsmouth Heights?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.46 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).
How safe is Portsmouth Heights?
Police recorded 4,001 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City.
How many people live in Portsmouth Heights?
The published population is 96,482 people. Source: SUB-EST2024: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates.
How many foreign residents live in Portsmouth Heights?
3,168 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.
Is Portsmouth Heights a good place to live?
Portsmouth Heights may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Portsmouth Heights?
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, South Suffolk are near Portsmouth Heights. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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