Best PlacesDowntown Hampton, Hampton, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Hampton, 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.
Downtown Hampton, Hampton ranks 4,083rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Hampton, 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.
Downtown Hampton, Hampton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Hampton, Hampton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Hampton, Hampton ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Hampton, Hampton
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Hampton, Hampton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,353, 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 Downtown Hampton, Hampton's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Hampton, Hampton
Downtown Hampton, Hampton 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 Downtown Hampton, Hampton.
Who works in Downtown Hampton, Hampton, and how
Work in Downtown Hampton, Hampton centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Downtown Hampton, Hampton
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Downtown Hampton, Hampton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Hampton, Hampton, month by month
Downtown Hampton, 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 Downtown Hampton, Hampton
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Downtown Hampton, Hampton
Schools across Downtown Hampton, Hampton average an A−, better than 89% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William Mason Cooper ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Hunter B. AndrewsA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas Eaton MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Kecoughtan HighA · 71% proficient
- Hampton HighA− · 61% proficient
- Phoebus HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Hampton, Hampton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Hampton, 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 Downtown Hampton, Hampton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Hampton, Hampton
Is Downtown Hampton, Hampton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Hampton, Hampton ranks 4,083rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and affordable childcare, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Hampton, Hampton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,901. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $65,353 median income, cost of living beats 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Hampton, Hampton safe?
Downtown Hampton, Hampton is safer than 30% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $641 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Hampton, Hampton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Hampton, Hampton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Hampton, 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.
Downtown Hampton, Hampton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Hampton, Hampton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Hampton, Hampton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Hampton, Hampton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Hampton, Hampton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Hampton, 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.