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What Does Hampton Actually Cost You?

Enter your household details to see how much you pay in Hampton city taxes and utility fees — and how that changes through FY30 under approved rate schedules.

Step 1

Your Property

$

Find yours at Hampton Parcel Viewer (GIS)

Most single-family homes = 1 ERU. Commercial properties vary.

Step 2

Your Household

$

Used to calculate fees as % of income. Not stored.

Check your water bill. Typical Hampton household: 5–8 CCF/month.

Recycling reduces the solid waste fee from $14.53/wk to $8.78/wk.

Fee Type FY25 FY26 FY27 FY30

*FY27–FY30 are projections based on the approved stormwater schedule (+$1/mo/yr) and estimated wastewater trajectory. FY27 CM budget releases ~April 15, 2026.

AMI = Area Median Income for the Hampton Roads region, as published annually by HUD. Hampton's estimated median household income is ~$60K. Income tiers shown are standard HUD affordability categories used in housing and social services policy.

Note on Regressivity

How This Works

This calculator is powered by OpenFisca Hampton — a rules-as-code model that encodes Hampton's fee schedules as executable, version-controlled code. Every parameter is sourced directly from city budget documents, with citations.

What's Included

  • Real estate property tax — rate per $100 assessed value
  • Wastewater fees — city sewer maintenance + DEQ regulatory surcharge
  • Stormwater fee — per Equivalent Residential Unit
  • Solid waste fee — weekly rate (standard or recycling)

What's Not Included

  • HRSD wastewater treatment (billed separately)
  • Newport News Waterworks water charge
  • State/federal taxes
  • Business or commercial rates (residential only)
Key Finding

Hampton's utility fees are flat — every household pays the same dollar amount regardless of income. The city FAQ explicitly states: "There are no exemptions or reductions to the [sewer] fee due to age, income, or disability." This means fees take a significantly larger share of low-income household budgets.

How You Can Respond

The FY27 budget public hearings are your opportunity to speak directly to City Council about the cumulative impact of these fee increases.

  1. 01.

    Attend the April 22 public hearing at Hampton City Hall. Public comment is open to all residents.

  2. 02.

    Print your results from this calculator and bring them. Real numbers from real households are more persuasive than abstractions.

  3. 03.

    Ask the council to consider a low-income utility assistance program for households under 50% AMI — similar to programs in other Virginia cities.

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