Hampton
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Outdoors in Hampton
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1861
Union Army hospitals between Fortress Monroe and Hampton, Virginia, 1861
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Landmark of the day
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NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Historic District
The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers.
About Hampton
Independent city in Virginia, United StatesHampton 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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How Hampton ranks
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Housing in Hampton
The typical Hampton home is worth about $282,000, up 2% in a year, 32% below the Virginia typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Hampton
Safety Grade C-
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%.
Work & commute in Hampton
Full picture →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.
Health in Hampton
Health Grade C
Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Hampton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Hampton
Full climate →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.
Schools in Hampton
All Hampton schools →School Grade B+
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Hampton is a college town
Colleges →of Hampton’s residents are enrolled in college. Virginia Peninsula Community College has about 4,261 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
Hampton’s library
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