Newport News, VA Housing


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United States / Virginia / Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area / Newport News City County / Newport News / Zip Codes
Housing in Newport News, VA is currently quite valuable, with the median value of homes reaching $256,900. This is significantly less than the US median home value of $338,100, however the appreciation rate of homes in Newport News is higher than the national average; over the past year, homes have appreciated by 12.39%, compared to 8.27% nationwide. This indicates that housing in Newport News is a great investment for those looking to purchase a home.

The median home cost in Newport News is $256,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 50.6%. Home Appreciation in Newport News is up 16.3%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Newport News real estate is 40 years old
The Rental Market in Newport News
- Renters make up 44.3% of the Newport News population
- 3.6% of houses and apartments in Newport News, are available to rent
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Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingNewport News, VirginiaUnited States
  81,418.0139,647,020.0
  4242
  $256,900$338,100
  16.3%16.6%
  45.1%57.0%
  50.6%101.1%
  $11.33$10.98
  $2,322$2,690
  43.7%57.4%
  8.0%11.2%
  48.3%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  3.6%1.9%
  0.4%0.4%
  0.8%0.7%
  1.1%0.4%
  0.2%3.6%
  1.9%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  4.0%2.6%
  1.3%2.4%
  1.1%2.8%
  1.5%3.9%
  3.1%4.5%
  11.6%11.3%
  25.2%13.0%
  36.1%20.1%
  10.9%13.6%
  2.3%8.3%
  1.5%9.7%
  0.8%3.9%
  0.4%2.2%
  0.1%0.8%
  0.2%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  10.1%13.6%
  10.1%13.6%
  14.5%13.6%
  16.8%13.2%
  17.7%14.8%
  14.5%13.6%
  10.0%10.0%
  4.6%4.7%
  4.5%12.2%
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J · 
I want to give 3.5 stars but can't.
Over 2 years ago

So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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adrian · Gloucester, VA
Not Horrible, but not great either
Over 7 years ago

Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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r · Newport News, VA
not that bad
Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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