Stay away do not live here! - 7/21/2022

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone 400 dollars a piece. Property tax on vehicles here is outrageous. I had a hit and run happen to me last year and the police have done nothing. No follow up nothing. You would think with the 1000 plus dollars I pay twice a year in vehicle property tax the roads and public service would be better. Stay away.

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Racist and ghetto - 5/13/2021

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes Djibouti Africa (if you have been there...that's saying something). If you want to witness racism at its finest, come here. I have spent my whole life slightly resenting being white...mainly because of police brutality, history, and the fact that white racists exist. However, I know now that racism goes both ways, and I have experienced more black racists here than I have white racists through the world. My 9 yo daughter has been called white bitch by grown adults. She has also been beat up by boys older than her for being white. Its gotten to the point to where I installed security cameras in my car port and car so I can keep an eye on her when I have to go inside. One day I witnessed a boy punch her in the back of the head and when I ran outside he sprinted away. 1 hour later half the

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Hampton, full of history and lots to do and see - 9/20/2018

We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts. We have taken the short 10 minute car trips to Buckroe Beach and Fort Monroe and enjoy spending time at both. Our home and neighborhood are historic and full of beautiful well cared for homes. We love our little slice of Hampton. We have had the opportunity, on many occassions to spend time in other parts of the city, and find there to be great shopping and fun things to do. You can find everything you need from groceries, books, movies, and electronics on Mercury Blvd. down by the Hampton Coliseum. They have all the stores and dining you could want in Peninsula Town Center and over on Power Plant Parkway. Just like any city there are neighborhoods with homes in disrepair or with a higher crime rate, but we have yet to meet anyone that we would consider to be dangerous in person. If you're considering moving to Hampton and are concerned about crime just do what you would do when moving to any other city and look at the neighborhoods you are considering and check with the crime rating websites and local police. Hampton is a diverse city with great food, lots of shopping, plenty of things to do, and a rich history. If you're considering moving here or want to visit try not to focus on the negative reviews and come see for yourself. Many of these reviews are over several years old and don't paint an accurate picture of the Hampton I know.

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Meh, probably not. - 12/31/2017

I was a visitor in Hampton for 2 months. I was really impressed with the Scuppernong grapes - they are super in cooking and to eat fresh!! That, however, when balanced against the rampant bigotry and hatred couched as Christian values, it makes me want to never return to that land of brain-washed superstitious religious zealots.

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closed-minded bashing of Hampton - 7/5/2015

I have heard every good and bad thing there is to hear about hampton, and can honestly say it outrages me that so many closed minded people find a city of over 100,000 small and not bursting with opportunity when it is at the heart of the Chesapeake Bay. Hampton is Ghetto? Sure if one teeny part of a giant city is means for you to classify an entire city as ghetto than sure but my entire time living in Hampton I've been able to forget to lock my door or my car and not even bat an eyelash. So my opinion on the people who bash an entire city they want to get out of so bad, its because it simply reminds them of the failure they constantly made due to no fault but their own in this town. Hampton is a beautiful town to raise a family with teachers and businesses that care. Amazing food downtown on the water and a smile at every corner.

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Hampton is GHETTO - 1/12/2012

I was born here almost 40 years ago and I can honestly say that Hampton is NOW very Ghetto. Funny thing is though is that they are trying to build high dollar homes in the ghetto. NO ONE will buy them. I am only still here to take care of family because as soon as the economy gets better I'm selling and moving far away. The only reason why Hampton's crime rate is not crazy high is because you dont crap where you eat.

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Hrbt - 10/6/2011

The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel AKA,(HRBT)is like the brain of all the traffic in VA. As a matter fact, all the tunnels are like the brain and when the brain stop functioning you know what happen then....well, traffic in VA is a bummer. It's between a broke down, no gas, or an accident that always have traffic backed up for miles.

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hampton living - 8/16/2011

lol i love how first comment is making the guy out to be a racist. its not racism if its accurate and at some point everyone is a racist, if you say you arent then youre lying. sterotypes are deserved for the most part in every group they are applied to. i have lived in hampton most of my life and there ARE exceptions but for the most part crime is rampant, teen violence is high, high rape statistics and rude people. yes its cheaper but to what cost? i live in a shabby room above a strip joint and i constantly have a death grip on my pepper spray the buses are highly unre;iable, always late and the bus drivers lie about the stops and are generally rude. have at me call me racist but i live in constant fear when the sun goes down because i kow what its like i used to live in a neighborhood adjacent to ms13 territory

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Things to do - 4/10/2011

Hampton is one of the seven cities that make of Hampton Roads and is considered "The All-American City." Hampton it very diverse and has many activities and is very cultural. It has just celebrated it's 450th year! There is so much history here, so if that is your interest you will be right at home. We are also surrounded by water, so boating and fishing are very big.

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Housing - 12/12/2010

Housing is expensive in the Hampton Roads area

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Looking to start elsewhere - 10/27/2010

Taxes are too high

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A rotten place to live!! - 7/25/2010

I have lived in Hampton for 19 months now since getting stationed at Langley AFB. I must say that after traveling much of the United States and being exposed to most of the major cities, Hampton is by far the most pathetic place that I have ever been. For one thing, it is incredibly boring, and there are absolutley no cultural elements such as arts, sports, or recreation. There are no good restaurants or shopping areas for people who actually have taste. Additionally, the people here are exceptionally cold, rude and poorly schooled in the art of driving. I have never before been stuck in traffic for absurd periods of time due to a single car accident or inclement weather. Hampton must be home to the worst drivers in America. As far as crime, Hampton is full of low-life degenerate scum bags who exist as dead-beats with no future. I legally carry a concelaed weapon in order to ensure my safety from these despcicable people. Anyone who has the great misfortune of actually being from this area probably has never even ventured outside of the penninsula. Most people here have lived in a bubble their entire lives and have never been anywhere in the U.S. outside of this decrepid town. In every aspect of everyday life, Hampton is a fitting example of regresive backwardness, and I pity anyone who has to live here, especially those who are serving their country like myself and have no choice in where they are sent. Damn this city and everything that it represents!! I will only be here for a temporary amount of time because I am active duty in the USAF and have the great privilage of seeing different places. TO HELL WITH HAMPTON!!!!

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Area Climate - 10/18/2009

Summers = humid, Very warm Fall = Beautifull, warm with cool nights. Lasts 2 to 3 months. Winter = cool with temperatures in the 30's and 40's rarely snows. Spring = cool to warm, lasts for 3 months

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Hampton-Not the best far from the worse - 8/23/2009

1. Diverse (may be a plus or minus depending on your mindset) 2. Dc(3hrs), Md(3hrs), Bush Gardens/Water Country/Williamsburg Shopping Outlets (Polo-Nautica-Hilfiger-DKNY-etc) (30m away), VaBeach (45m), Vb ampitheater-Hampton Coliseum, Multiple airports (Newport News-Williamsburg(15m), Norfolk(30m), Richmond(1hr), ODU Womens Hoops(30m) Direct Cruises that leave out of Norfolk to places like the Bahamas all of the normal stuff like mall, movies, bowling allies, carnivals 3. Average crimerate (don't believe me? check U.S. News most recent 2009 survey about best places to retire, they rate every major city in each state) I've been doing alot of research regarding different places to live because Im thinking of relocating(gotta leave sometime). In doing so, I realized just how fortunate I was to be raised in such a family oriented place. Are there bundles of affordable cites, with no crime, and lots to do in the U.S.? If there were would we even need this website? You can raise a family here without worry and check other websites to verify any claims on this one. 4. Strong military presence (Langley, Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe, Norfolk Naval) 5. Average priced housing (there are still houses that go for 150000) 6. Educated population (CNU-Hampton University-ODU-Norfolk State-William and Mary all within 45m or less drive) 7. How could I forget football? Washington Redskins/Baltimore Ravens are 3hrs away. I think the Carolina Panthers are a little further out. Is Hampton perfect? No. Any place with 150000 people will have a few knuckleheads. My friend stays out in rural VA where there are absolutely no people and I turn on the news and heard about METH heads committing crimes. Don't base your decision on the news, base it on data and evidence. I was raised in Hampton. I was never robbed, never experienced overt racism, never had to fear for my life because of gang violence, never had to worry about out of control drug violence and had access to solid medical facilities. That being said Virginia is a commonwealth so there will be more taxes. Unless you are a teacher, military, shipyard worker, or work for the city, you will most likely have to commute to VA Beach or Williamsburg (except for of course docs-lawyers or something like that). Hampton can get boring sometimes but you have access to other things and your children will be safe. I love to gamble personally but there are no casinos (sucks). My elderly grandma rides through hampton at night from her weekly bingo games and she's been here forever! Nothing has happened to her lol. My whole family lives in Hampton and none of them have been victims of violent crime. I cant even begin to count how many New Yorkers, Philadelphians, & the like we would have to literally kick out because it got too hectic in their communities (of course they always say Ny is the best lol, but stay for 80 years lol). My point is Hampton isnt the greatest but it aint the worse!

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Hampton has too many gangs. - 11/2/2008

I am a military dependant. I took my son to Langley this year to check out the base to see if we may like a transfer. I was shocked when we got off the plane and everyone was extremly rude. I am fro Florida so we are used to polite and home town people. I was shocked to get off the hwy ramp exit to the base and stop right in the middle of gangland. It scared me to death. I had to wait until they got out of the road and hold my breath we weren't threatened. I am not used to that we don't have gangs here. The gate gaurd warned me about not leaving the base at night and get back before sun down. We went to Williamsburg and Busch gardens and it was great except the gangs were hanging around the parking lot waiting for the sun to go down. I couldn't stand the unsafe feeling anymore and we changed our tickets to head home a week early. I can't believe how bad the people have it there. I pray we never get orders there. If you do have to move in the area live in Williamsburg and commute. The local news frightened me the most. The murders rape, and general crime every night was something I had never seen before. People you don't have to live like that! Get with local law enforcement and make some changes. Take your city back. Its dirty and delapetated. I never saw a police officer. A junkie terrified us on the highway when traffic was stopped in a jam. He kept yelling at us and banging on the window. We were stuck. I never ever want to go to Hampton again as long as I live. I will stick to the South!

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Really don't like it here - 7/10/2008

I am an easy going person that has liked everywhere I've ever lived (which is several places) until now. I've tried and just really don't like it here in Hampton. The crime is terrible, great neighborhoods are just two streets away from scary neighborhoods, you don't feel safe taking a walk at night, there are a TON of military here so as soon as you start making friends they move away, it is incredibly expensive here . . . The only thing I can say that I really like is the weather. The proximity to the ocean makes the climate pretty temperate for a southern area. That is nice. Though you do have to worry about tropical storms and hurricanes from June to November.

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Out of Control - 7/10/2008

The cost of living here in Hampton is completely out of control. A tiny fixer-upper in a semi-safe neighborhood is over $200,000. Taxes are high, cost of food is high, and income does not keep up with cost of living at all (and my family makes better money around here than most and we're having a hard time making it here. I don't know how lower-income families survive.)

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Traffic, Traffic, Traffic - 6/14/2008

If you don't like sitting in traffic, perhaps you should look elsewhere. Combining the 7 Cities of Hampton Roads - Hampton, Chesapeake, Newport News, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Suffolk - would make it the 4th largest city in the United States. All cities are connected by an out-of-date Interstate system and underwater tunnels. The smallest traffic mis-steps lead to very long back-ups and jams. Being a large Military area with all branches being represented, the influx of population from other parts of the country is very good. That being said, they all bring their own driving styles which often leads to many fender-benders which leads to many tie-ups.......

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HAMPTON, 1 of the seven cities - 8/31/2007

Hampton over all is a pretty nice place to live being single or having a family. But it's getting a little to expensive here over the last year that i've been living in this area. I moved from NY to PA and now i'm in Hampton. What a price difference!!!! Within two years my rent has increased by 70 dollars!! The transportation system is ridiculous. Traffic to commute back and forth is like NYC. You must have your own car to get where your going because if don't, the bus sometimes take forever to come and, they don't have to many sidewalks. They have different taxes on food. You have to pay property taxes on your vehicle, which can get expensive. Not to mention property taxes on your home, so many people are in foreclosure down here. Oh yeah, finding a job that pays well may take a few months or years. Unless your willing to commute across the water, which can also get expensive. So please think twice before moving here.

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Climate - 3/29/2007

Located on a peninsula jutting out into the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the James River, Hampton enjoys a temperate climate with cooling winds off of the water in the heat of summer and warming winds in winter. It can be fairly humid in the warmer months of July and August.

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