Richmond vs Newport News
Richmond, VA compared with Newport News, VA · 61 miles apart
Richmond has 237,257 residents to Newport News’s 183,230. Richmond comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Newport News does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Richmond, VA | Newport News, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 237,257 | 183,230 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,959 | 2,656 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $69,634 |
| Median home value | $353,000 | $260,600 |
| Median rent | $1,372 | $1,339 |
| Homeownership | 43.5% | 48.2% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 23.1 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 34.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 45.6% | 30.6% |
| Poverty rate | 18.2% | 14.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 5.5× | 3.7× |
| Clear days a year | 28 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | — |
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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