Chesapeake vs Newport News
Chesapeake, VA compared with Newport News, VA · 30 miles apart
Chesapeake has 255,332 residents to Newport News’s 183,230. Chesapeake comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Newport News does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Chesapeake, VA | Newport News, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 255,332 | 183,230 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 754 | 2,656 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $69,634 |
| Median home value | $378,400 | $260,600 |
| Median rent | $1,586 | $1,339 |
| Homeownership | 74.4% | 48.2% |
| Average commute | 25.8 min | 23.1 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 34.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.9% | 30.6% |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 14.5% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 4× | 3.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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