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Homes in Newport News
Newport News's 82,052 homes are a mix: 50% detached houses, 37% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 11% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 42% of homes standing today; 17% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1979. 48% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Hampton, 12 miles away, 28% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Newport News's homes are older than those in 54% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Replacement windows
42% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 51% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Apartments and condos
37% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Newport News weather and your shutters
At Newport News Intl AP, VA (4 mi away), July averages a high of 88.2°F and January a low of 30.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from January to February.
About 43 days a year reach 90°F, 64 nights fall to freezing and 51.3 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 51% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 43 min on the longest day to 9 h 37 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 76° above the horizon in June and 29° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Newport News Intl AP, VA (temperature) and Newport News 3.3 E, VA (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 30.6°F | 3.5 in |
| Feb | 52.5°F | 31.8°F | 2.9 in |
| Mar | 59.1°F | 38°F | 3.7 in |
| Apr | 69.6°F | 47.2°F | 3.2 in |
| May | 77.2°F | 56.1°F | 4.5 in |
| Jun | 84.7°F | 64.5°F | 4.9 in |
| Jul | 88.2°F | 70.3°F | 4.9 in |
| Aug | 86.6°F | 68.1°F | 6.2 in |
| Sep | 80.9°F | 62.6°F | 5.3 in |
| Oct | 71.3°F | 51.4°F | 5.1 in |
| Nov | 61.2°F | 40.2°F | 3.6 in |
| Dec | 53.3°F | 33.5°F | 3.5 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 51.3 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Newport News
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Newport News
- Hampton 12 mi
- Portsmouth 17 mi
- Norfolk 19 mi
- Suffolk 27 mi
- Chesapeake 30 mi
- Virginia Beach 34 mi
More about shutters in Newport News
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Newport News’s own figures.
Price your windows
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