City comparison
Hampton, VA is about 2,000 miles (3,300 km) from Prescott, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,500 miles, or about 42 hours (about 4 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 Prescott, AZ takes about 4 h 2 min, covering roughly 2,000 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 Prescott, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Hampton, it's 10 a.m. in Prescott, which puts Hampton 2 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 46,054 in Prescott — about 3.0× larger by population. By land area, Hampton covers about 51 sq mi vs 49 sq mi for Prescott.
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 | Prescott | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,255/mo | $1,085/mo | 15.7% higher in Hampton |
| Median home value | $219,800 | $473,900 | 115.6% higher in Prescott |
| Median household income | $64,430 | $66,330 | 2.9% higher in Prescott |
| Groceries index | 96.9 | 96.9 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 90.0 | 94.5 | 4.9% higher in Prescott |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 100.3 | 1.5% higher in Prescott |
| Healthcare index | 98.3 | 100.2 | 2.0% higher in Prescott |
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 $100,020 in Prescott to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Hampton and Prescott have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 2% higher in Hampton than in Prescott. If you earn $80,000 in Hampton, you'd need about $80,016 in Prescott to keep the same standard of living.