Newport News vs Gloucester Point

Newport News and Gloucester Point on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

55C−

D+50

Newport News ahead by 5Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingD

Gloucester Point +9 pts

CSchoolsC

Newport News +4 pts

B+Cost of livingA−

Gloucester Point +9 pts

CCommuteF

Newport News +41 pts

C−AmenitiesD−

Newport News +12 pts

DEmploymentD+

Gloucester Point +5 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$261kMedian home value$321k

$1,339Median rent$1,062

23.1 minMean commute35.4 min

$70kMedian household income$74k

0.94%Effective property tax0.56%

—Within-state proficiency—

34Restaurants & cafés19

184,216Population11,109

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.