Hampton Apartments for Rent

About Hampton

Situated on the northern banks of the Elizabeth River, Hampton Virginia is a highly populated waterfront community located near the Chesapeake Bay. You can take the Hampton Roads Beltway across the river into Norfolk or drive north on Interstate 64 to reach Richmond in about an hour and a half. Hampton Roads Transit provides local bus service within the city.

Some of the primary landmarks of this city are:

• Langley Air Force Base
• NASA Langley Research Center
• Virginia Air and Space Center
• Hampton Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
• Hampton University - provides education to 5,000 students

You may also want to advance your career with evening courses at Thomas Nelson Community College.

Hampton features many miles of waterfront and beaches where you can leave your apartment behind and soak up some sun or cool off on a summer day. Some of the attractions you can visit while renting Hampton apartments in include auto racing at the Langley Speedway, Buckroe Beach, events at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, and the Sandy Bottom Nature Park.

One of the more popular annual events that has been hosted here for decades is Bay Days, a long weekend of music, food, a children's area and fireworks.

A post office in Hampton is located at 809 Aberdeen Road. The phone number is 757-826-0299.

The following chart shows the average rent for an apartment in Hampton, VA and nearby cities: