Newport News vs Hampton
Newport News, VA compared with Hampton, VA · 13 miles apart
Newport News has 183,230 residents to Hampton’s 137,315. Newport News comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, bachelor's degree +. Hampton does better on homeownership, average commute, poverty rate.
| Newport News, VA | Hampton, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183,230 | 137,315 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,656 | 2,668 |
| Median household income | $69,634 | $69,621 |
| Median home value | $260,600 | $245,700 |
| Median rent | $1,339 | $1,427 |
| Homeownership | 48.2% | 56.9% |
| Average commute | 23.1 min | 22.5 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.6% | 28.5% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 3.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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