Richmond vs Hampton
Richmond, VA compared with Hampton, VA · 73 miles apart
Richmond has 237,257 residents to Hampton’s 137,315. Richmond comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Hampton does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Richmond, VA | Hampton, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 237,257 | 137,315 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,959 | 2,668 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $69,621 |
| Median home value | $353,000 | $245,700 |
| Median rent | $1,372 | $1,427 |
| Homeownership | 43.5% | 56.9% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 22.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 45.6% | 28.5% |
| Poverty rate | 18.2% | 12.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 5.5× | 3.5× |
| Clear days a year | 28 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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