Best PlacesAberdeen, Hampton, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Aberdeen, Hampton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Aberdeen, Hampton ranks 4,339th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Aberdeen, Hampton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Aberdeen, Hampton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Aberdeen, Hampton ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Aberdeen, Hampton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Aberdeen, Hampton
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Aberdeen, Hampton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $55,732; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Aberdeen, Hampton's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Aberdeen, Hampton
Aberdeen, Hampton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Aberdeen, Hampton.
Who works in Aberdeen, Hampton, and how
Work in Aberdeen, Hampton centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Aberdeen, Hampton
Aberdeen, Hampton has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Aberdeen, Hampton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Aberdeen, Hampton, month by month
Aberdeen, Hampton sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Aberdeen, Hampton
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Aberdeen, Hampton
Schools across Aberdeen, Hampton average an A−, better than 91% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William Mason Cooper ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Aberdeen ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- C. Alton Lindsay MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Thomas Eaton MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Bethel HighA · 68% proficient
- Hampton HighA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Aberdeen, Hampton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Aberdeen, Hampton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Aberdeen, Hampton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Aberdeen, Hampton
Is Aberdeen, Hampton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Aberdeen, Hampton ranks 4,339th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Aberdeen, Hampton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,859. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,732 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Aberdeen, Hampton safe?
Aberdeen, Hampton is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $648 per resident a year.
Compare Aberdeen, Hampton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Aberdeen, Hampton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Aberdeen, Hampton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Aberdeen, Hampton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Aberdeen, Hampton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Aberdeen, Hampton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Aberdeen, Hampton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Aberdeen, Hampton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Aberdeen, Hampton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.