Newport News vs Salem
Newport News, VA compared with Salem, OR · 2,450 miles apart
Newport News has 183,230 residents to Salem’s 181,779. Newport News comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Salem does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Newport News, VA | Salem, OR | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183,230 | 181,779 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,656 | 3,708 |
| Median household income | $69,634 | $75,487 |
| Median home value | $260,600 | $416,900 |
| Median rent | $1,339 | $1,400 |
| Homeownership | 48.2% | 55.9% |
| Average commute | 23.1 min | 22 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 36 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.6% | 31.5% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 14.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 5.5× |
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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