Hampton vs Mableton
The short version
- Hampton is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 2% lower than in the Mableton area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $245,700 in Hampton and $313,100 in Mableton.
- Households earn more in Mableton ($77,980 vs $69,621 median).
- Mableton has the warmer winter: January highs of 53°F vs 49°F.
- Hampton has more scorching days: 30 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 10.
- Mableton is growing faster: +2.3% since 2020 vs +0.1%.
- Commutes are shorter in Hampton (23 vs 31 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Hampton, VA | Mableton, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 137,315 | 78,820 |
| Growth since 2020 | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| People per square mile | 2,668 | 2,172 |
| Median age | 36.8 | 37.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29% | 39% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $69,621 | $77,980 |
| Median home value | $245,700 | $313,100 |
| Home value to income | 3.5× | 4.0× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,427 | $1,472 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 97.9 | 100.1 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 99.8 | 111.0 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $73,500 | $75,000 |
| Homeowners | 57% | 65% |
| Top state income tax | 5.75% | 5.19% |
| Combined sales tax | 5.77% | 7.56% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 22.5 | 30.7 |
| Work from home | 10% | 20% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 6.3% | 4.9% |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 13.5% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 49° / 32° | 53° / 32° |
| July high / low | 87° / 71° | 84° / 68° |
| Precipitation per year | 48 in | 56 in |
| Snowfall per year | 3 in | 1 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 30 | 10 |
| Nights below freezing | 52 | 63 |
| Comfortable months | 4 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Low | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 61.7 | 94.4 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 78% | 41% |
| Home prices, past year | +3.6% | +0.5% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +43.4% | +46% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Hampton: April to June and October. Mableton: April to June and September to October.
Full monthly tables: Hampton weather by month and Mableton weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $73,500 in Hampton and $75,000 in Mableton. Moving from Hampton to Mableton, you would need about $76,600 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
One vote per person. Results show after you vote.