New Castle, IN vs Yorktown, IN

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

MetricNew Castle, INYorktown, IN
Population17,36711,699
Median Household Income$51,606$81,674
Median Rent$781/mo—
Median Home Value$98,000$186,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—88
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.3%16.9%
Poverty Rate20.1%4.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k12751
Property Crime Rate /100k840279
Median AQI3743
Good AQI Days /yr255236
Summer Highs82°F84°F
Winter Lows20°F24°F
Snowfall25 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute20.8 min21.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.917.3
College Degree Rate13.3%34.9%
Foreign-Born %1.3%3.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.1%+3.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.