Rents are right about where Hampton's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,690 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Hampton usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1% above it in August, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Hampton is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Hampton changed +7.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 66 Virginia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.5%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Hampton rose 46.7% while median household income rose 23.7% ($56,287 to $69,621). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hampton is 59.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,621) is $1,741 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,588); a 3-bedroom is $2,212.
The priciest of 5 ZIP codes in Hampton, 23669 ($1,941/mo), costs 39% more than the cheapest, 23664 ($1,395/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hampton. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Hampton, VA is majority owner-occupied, 28.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hampton, VA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Hampton, VA has increased from $1,229 to $1,690, a 37.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $59,380 to $69,621 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Hampton, VA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hampton is $1,690/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,382/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,588/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,390/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,212/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($69,621/yr), Hampton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.2% over the past year.
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