Double-hung windows in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Is a Double-hung window right for a Virginia Beach home?

Both sashes slide vertically and typically tilt inward for cleaning.

Where it fits:

• Traditional and historic home styles
• Rooms facing walkways, porches, or patios (no outward projection)
• Easy cleaning from inside on upper floors

What to weigh:

• More potential air-leakage paths than hinged styles at equal quality
• Half the opening ventilates at any one time

Double-hung windows and Virginia Beach's climate

Virginia Beach sits in the ENERGY STAR South-Central zone (IECC zone 3A (warm, moist), Virginia Beach City), where the priority is a low SHGC (≤ 0.23) to block solar heat.

Double-hung sashes seal against weatherstripping as they slide, so they have more potential air-leakage paths than hinged styles. In the South-Central zone, prioritize a well-built unit and low-SHGC glass (≤ 0.23) to offset that.

New to these numbers? See our plain-English guide to U-factor and SHGC and the full double-hung guide.

What Double-hung windows cost in Virginia Beach

Double-hung window replacement in Virginia Beach runs $685–$3,120 installed. The low end is a mid-grade vinyl insert from a regional installer; the top is a premium frame, a full-frame installation, or a full-service national brand. National installed-window ranges are a fair starting point for Virginia Beach, but the honest cost story here is corrosion resistance and storm spec rather than old-home retrofit labor. Near the water, paying up for corrosion-resistant frames and marine-grade hardware is money spent on service life, not vanity. If your address does fall inside a wind-borne-debris zone, an impact-rated quote and a standard quote are not comparable — impact becomes the baseline for a compliant permit, so ask the contractor to confirm your requirement in writing rather than guessing. Get every bid itemized: glass package (U-factor and SHGC), frame material, whether a permit is included, and the installation method. Skip any quote that leans on a tax credit or rebate that no longer exists — see the incentives question below.

That's the national range shifted to Virginia Beach's cost level using the BEA Regional Price Parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (97.9, U.S. = 100; 2024). How we estimate local costs →

For a breakdown by frame material and install type, see our full cost guide.

Installers serving Virginia Beach

A sample of companies with locations in the Virginia Beach market. See the full Virginia Beach directory for all listings, our map, and featured-partner disclosures.

Company	Location	Request a quote
✓ Renewal by AndersenTop PickPremier Partner ★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 200,000+ reviews Chesapeake, VA showroom · serving the Virginia Beach metroFull-service manufacturer and installer, transferable warranty, local crews. Why it's our Top Pick	Chesapeake, VA	Get a quote →
1Pella Windows and Doors Showroom of Norfolk, VAPella	Norfolk, VA	Get matched →
2Thompson Creek Window Company ChesapeakeThompson Creek	Chesapeake, VA	Get matched →
3Window World of TidewaterWindow World	Virginia Beach, VA	Get matched →

✓ Top PickPremier Partner

Renewal by Andersen

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 200,000+ reviews

Chesapeake, VA showroom · serving the Virginia Beach metro

Full-service manufacturer and installer, transferable warranty, local crews. Why it's our Top Pick

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1Pella Windows and Doors Showroom of Norfolk, VA

Norfolk, VA · Pella

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2Thompson Creek Window Company Chesapeake

Chesapeake, VA · Thompson Creek

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3Window World of Tidewater

Virginia Beach, VA · Window World

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Rebates & incentives in Virginia

The federal window tax credit (25C) ended for projects placed in service after December 31, 2025. If your windows were installed in 2025, you can still claim it on your 2025 return — but for new projects there is no federal window credit. State and utility programs are now the main source of window incentives.

Virginia's Home Energy Rebates are administered by Virginia Energy (the State Energy Office), which has roughly $188 million allocated across the HOMES and HEAR tracks but had not launched either program as of mid-2026 — the office was still revising its application to conform to updated U.S. Department of Energy guidance and awaiting federal approval, with no committed launch date. When it does open, windows would qualify only under the whole-home HOMES track, where the rebate scales with modeled energy savings rather than as a standalone window incentive. Confirm current status before relying on this, as the timeline has repeatedly slipped. See our Virginia Beach guide for the full program list.