Newport News vs Poquoson

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

55C−

C−54

Newport News ahead by 1Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingC+

Poquoson +29 pts

CSchools—

not comparable yet

B+Cost of livingB−

Newport News +10 pts

CCommuteD+

Newport News +10 pts

C−AmenitiesF

Newport News +42 pts

DEmploymentB−

Poquoson +25 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$400k

$1,339Median rent$1,707

23.1 minMean commute27.2 min

$70kMedian household income$121k

0.94%Effective property tax0.90%

—Within-state proficiency—

34Restaurants & cafés1

184,216Population12,639

0Resident responses0

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