City comparison
Hampton, VA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Kennewick, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,800 miles, or about 47 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Hampton, VA to Kennewick, WA takes about 4 h 33 min, covering roughly 2,300 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Hampton, VA is on Eastern Time and Kennewick, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Hampton, it's 9 a.m. in Kennewick, which puts Hampton 3 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Hampton has a population of 137,217, vs 83,823 in Kennewick — about 1.6× larger by population. By land area, Hampton covers about 51 sq mi vs 29 sq mi for Kennewick.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Hampton | Kennewick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,255/mo | $1,113/mo | 12.8% higher in Hampton |
| Median home value | $219,800 | $318,400 | 44.9% higher in Kennewick |
| Median household income | $64,430 | $70,429 | 9.3% higher in Kennewick |
| Groceries index | 96.9 | 104.9 | 8.3% higher in Kennewick |
| Utilities index | 90.0 | 96.4 | 7.0% higher in Kennewick |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 99.9 | 1.2% higher in Kennewick |
| Healthcare index | 98.3 | 99.9 | 1.7% higher in Kennewick |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Hampton, you'd need $99,980 in Kennewick to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Hampton and Kennewick have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Hampton than in Kennewick. If you earn $80,000 in Hampton, you'd need about $79,984 in Kennewick to keep the same standard of living.