Population
Clearwater
117,075
Newark
30,309
Median Income
Clearwater
$64,440
Newark
$71,373
Home Value
Clearwater
$326,100
Newark
$357,600
Rent
Clearwater
$1,539
Newark
$1,611
Crime Rate
Clearwater
3.40
Newark
3.10
Cost of Living
Clearwater
122.8
Newark
132.1
Avg Temp
Clearwater
N/A
Newark
N/A
Unemployment
Clearwater
4.7%
Newark
6.7%
How Similar Are Clearwater & Newark?
Newark is Clearwater's #4 most similar city
7 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Clearwater
117,075
Newark
30,309
Clearwater (117,075) is about 3.9x larger than Newark (30,309).
Violent Crime
Clearwater
3.40
Newark
3.10
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 9% difference.
Property Crime
Clearwater
18.33
Newark
19.98
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Clearwater
52.1%
Newark
32.9%
Clearwater leans Republican while Newark leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Clearwater
4.7%
Newark
6.7%
Newark has a 30% higher unemployment than Clearwater.
Median Income
Clearwater
$64,440
Newark
$71,373
Both cities have similar median income — just a 10% difference.
Home Values
Clearwater
$326,100
Newark
$357,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Clearwater
24.7%
Newark
24.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
Clearwater
70.3%
Newark
68.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 3% difference.
Cost of Living
Clearwater
122.8
Newark
132.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
7 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Clearwater and Newark are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Clearwater leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Clearwater leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDNewark has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,520 vs $1,696 in Clearwater (12% lower). Clearwater scores 98.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 109.1 in Newark. Newark has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,810 vs $1,977 in Clearwater (9% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNewark has a vacancy rate of 13.3% compared to 18.3% in Clearwater. Newark has a single-family homes of 56.7% compared to 44.9% in Clearwater. Clearwater has a median property tax of $2,386 vs $2,903 in Newark (18% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Clearwater leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClearwater: 58,576 vs Newark: 14,215 for labor force. Clearwater has a poverty rate of 15.4% compared to 27.1% in Newark. Clearwater has a unemployment rate of 4.7% compared to 6.7% in Newark.
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Crime & Safety — Newark leads
Source: FBI UCRNewark has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.23 compared to 0.50 in Clearwater. Newark has a violent crime clearance of 79.6% compared to 3.8% in Clearwater. Newark has a property crime clearance of 29.3% compared to 20.8% in Clearwater.
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Schools & Education — Clearwater leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauClearwater has a high school diploma or higher of 46.9% compared to 31.2% in Newark. Clearwater has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.7% compared to 24.4% in Newark.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClearwater has a population of 117,075, about 3.9x the size of Newark (30,309). Newark skews younger with a median age of 22.0 vs 46.4.
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Clearwater
Newark
Healthcare — Clearwater leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareClearwater: 4 vs Newark: 2 for with emergency services. Clearwater: 3.3 vs Newark: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Clearwater leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNewark has a bicycle of 2.1% compared to 1.1% in Clearwater. Clearwater has a work from home of 19.9% compared to 17.1% in Newark. Clearwater has a public transit of 2.8% compared to 2.4% in Newark.
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