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Newport is a big small town of 13,967 people in Campbell County, Kentucky. It's about 4 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,967people
$218kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,967
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,064 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 4 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,746 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 15% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LUK airport
- 10 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 365 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+20 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk