A city of 137,557, settled in 1610. Home to 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Hampton does most differently from other towns.
1861 · Union Army hospitals between Fortress M…18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 31 places on the National Register.
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Union Army hospitals between Fortress Monroe and Hampton, Virginia
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Ordered by what stands out in Hampton. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Hampton home is worth about $282,000, up 2% in a year, 32% below the Virginia typical home.
About one in 4 of Hampton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Newport News (27%), Norfolk (9%) and Virginia Beach (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
The public schools Hampton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| George P. Phenix Elementary | PK–8 | 1,438 | B+ |
| Hunter B. Andrews | PK–8 | 1,081 | B |
| Alfred S. Forrest Elementary | PK–5 | 499 | C |
| A.W.E. Bassette Elementary | PK–5 | 486 | D |
| Aberdeen Elementary | PK–5 | 482 | C |
| Christopher C. Kraft Elementary | K–5 | 452 | C+ |
Hampton beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Hampton | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.4% | 7.1% |
Hampton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 47%.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Hampton has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
37 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Monroe | 2.6 mi | 293 |
| 2. Buckroe Beach and Park | 1.8 mi | 42 |
| 3. Memorial Park | 1 mi | 11 |
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
31 places in Hampton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Independent city in Virginia, United States
Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 137,148 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Virginia. Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area (sometimes called "Tidewater"), which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Hampton traces its origins to Old Point Comfort, the site of Fort Monroe, named by English explorers led by Christopher Newport in 1607 during the founding of Jamestown. Following the American Civil War, Hampton University was established on the opposite bank of the Hampton River to educate newly freed African Americans and local Native Americans. …
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5 towns share a border with Hampton.
