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The median home value in Newport News City, VA is $295,885 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.55% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$295,885
Year-over-Year
+2.55%
National Rank
#982 of 3071
Newport News City ranks 72nd out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is +26.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $312,612, making Newport News City -5.4% below the VA state median.
Households here earn a median of $69,634 a year against a typical home value of $295,885 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 70% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Newport News City recorded a violent crime rate of 736 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,416 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 183,563 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Newport News City is $295,885. That's up 2.55% from a year earlier. That is about 26.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Newport News City the 72nd most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $69,634, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Newport News City recorded 736 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 183,563 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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