Newport News vs Portsmouth
Newport News, VA compared with Portsmouth, VA · 18 miles apart
Newport News has 183,230 residents to Portsmouth’s 96,777. Newport News comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Portsmouth does better on median rent, homeownership.
| Newport News, VA | Portsmouth, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183,230 | 96,777 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,656 | 2,906 |
| Median household income | $69,634 | $60,491 |
| Median home value | $260,600 | $246,900 |
| Median rent | $1,339 | $1,300 |
| Homeownership | 48.2% | 57.9% |
| Average commute | 23.1 min | 23.7 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.6% | 24.3% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 4.1× |
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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