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2030 Vision Statement
Newport News is nationally recognized as a city of beautiful residential neighborhoods that are served by excellent schools, parks and open space, community facilities, retail shops and well-maintained streets and sidewalks.
Throughout Newport News, a broad range of quality housing is available to citizens of all income levels. The opportunity to buy a home is available to every family. Racial discrimination is non-existent in regards to a citizen’s ability to make housing choices. Newport News has a home ownership rate of 65%, which mirrors the National percentage of home ownership. The percentage of assisted housing in the city is close to the regional average for the Virginia Peninsula. Public housing is scattered in small clusters and distributed throughout the city. Builders provide low and moderate-income housing in their developments that are well designed and indistinguishable from other housing. Elderly housing and group homes are properly located near services the residents require and are integrated into the fabric of different neighborhoods. All substandard housing, blight and homelessness have been eliminated. The homes and apartment complexes in the city are well maintained.