Newport News vs Hampton

Newport News and Hampton on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

55C−

C−55

Dead level on these weightsEditorial weights

Category by category

FHousingF

Hampton +1 pts

CSchoolsC+

Hampton +4 pts

B+Cost of livingB

Newport News +4 pts

CCommuteC+

Hampton +2 pts

C−AmenitiesD+

Newport News +4 pts

DEmploymentD−

Newport News +4 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$261kMedian home value$246k

$1,339Median rent$1,427

23.1 minMean commute22.5 min

$70kMedian household income$70k

0.94%Effective property tax0.97%

—Within-state proficiency—

34Restaurants & cafés23

184,216Population137,557

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.