Best PlacesChristopher Newport, Newport News, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Christopher Newport, Newport News, 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.
Christopher Newport, Newport News ranks 2,134th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Christopher Newport, Newport News
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.
Christopher Newport, Newport News' strengths and weaknesses
Where Christopher Newport, Newport News ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.9 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$872 a month, better than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Christopher Newport, Newport News ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Christopher Newport, Newport News
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Christopher Newport, Newport News home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,897, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Christopher Newport, Newport News' effective rate of 1.06%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Christopher Newport, Newport News
Christopher Newport, Newport News runs younger 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 Christopher Newport, Newport News.
Who works in Christopher Newport, Newport News, and how
Work in Christopher Newport, Newport News centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in Christopher Newport, Newport News
Christopher Newport, Newport News has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 14 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Christopher Newport, Newport News and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Christopher Newport, Newport News, month by month
Christopher Newport, Newport News sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Christopher Newport, Newport News
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Christopher Newport, Newport News
Schools across Christopher Newport, Newport News average a B, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Hidenwood ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Menchville HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Christopher Newport, Newport News school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Christopher Newport, Newport News 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 Christopher Newport, Newport News against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Christopher Newport, Newport News
Is Christopher Newport, Newport News a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Christopher Newport, Newport News ranks 2,134th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on internet speeds and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Christopher Newport, Newport News expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,634. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $84,897 median income, cost of living beats 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Christopher Newport, Newport News safe?
Christopher Newport, Newport News is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare Christopher Newport, Newport News with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Christopher Newport, Newport News. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Christopher Newport, Newport News 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.
Christopher Newport, Newport News detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Christopher Newport, Newport News: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Christopher Newport, Newport News: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Christopher Newport, Newport News: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Christopher Newport, Newport News: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Christopher Newport, Newport News 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
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