Burlington, KY vs Newport, KY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBurlington, KYNewport, KY
Population18,00813,967
Median Household Income$109,308$60,853
Median Rent$1,489/mo$1,087/mo
Median Home Value$254,300$217,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32%43.5%
Poverty Rate5.5%20.8%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k71*277
Property Crime Rate /100k391*4,181
Median AQI3839
Good AQI Days /yr—276
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall23 in/yr16 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min19.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.310.6
College Degree Rate31.8%36.3%
Foreign-Born %6.3%3.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.0%-1.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Burlington (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.