Population
New Bern
31,563
Bartow
19,801
Median Income
New Bern
$56,893
Bartow
$66,944
Home Value
New Bern
$211,500
Bartow
$210,400
Rent
New Bern
$1,068
Bartow
$1,073
Crime Rate
New Bern
3.63
Bartow
4.92
Cost of Living
New Bern
97.3
Bartow
104.1
Avg Temp
New Bern
N/A
Bartow
N/A
Unemployment
New Bern
4.1%
Bartow
3.7%
How Similar Are New Bern & Bartow?
Bartow is New Bern's #11 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
New Bern
31,563
Bartow
19,801
New Bern has a 37% larger population than Bartow.
Violent Crime
New Bern
3.63
Bartow
4.92
Bartow has a 26% higher violent crime than New Bern.
Property Crime
New Bern
16.16
Bartow
17.90
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 10% difference.
Political Leaning
New Bern
59.8%
Bartow
59.9%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
New Bern
4.1%
Bartow
3.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
New Bern
$56,893
Bartow
$66,944
Bartow has a 15% higher median income than New Bern.
Home Values
New Bern
$211,500
Bartow
$210,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
New Bern
20.9%
Bartow
15.5%
New Bern has a 26% higher education than Bartow.
Demographics
New Bern
55.0%
Bartow
57.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 5% difference.
Cost of Living
New Bern
97.3
Bartow
104.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. New Bern and Bartow share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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New Bern
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Bartow
Bartow leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — New Bern leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDNew Bern has a fair market rent (1br) of $902 vs $1,230 in Bartow (27% lower). New Bern has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,184 vs $1,497 in Bartow (21% lower). New Bern scores 81.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 102.3 in Bartow.
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Housing Market — Bartow leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBartow has a median property tax of $1,142 vs $1,637 in New Bern (43% lower). Bartow has a vacancy rate of 8.9% compared to 12.1% in New Bern. Bartow has a owner-occupied of 66.5% compared to 60.1% in New Bern.
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Jobs & Economy — Bartow leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNew Bern: 14,971 vs Bartow: 10,112 for labor force. New Bern has a per capita income of $38,594 vs $31,020 in Bartow (24% higher). Bartow has a work from home of 7.6% compared to 6.0% in New Bern.
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Crime & Safety — New Bern leads
Source: FBI UCRNew Bern has a violent crime clearance of 32.2% compared to 1.0% in Bartow. Bartow has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.12 in New Bern. New Bern has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.43 compared to 0.67 in Bartow.
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Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauNew Bern has a bachelor's degree or higher of 20.9% compared to 15.5% in Bartow. Bartow has a high school diploma or higher of 40.0% compared to 36.5% in New Bern.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNew Bern has a population of 31,563, about 1.6x the size of Bartow (19,801). Bartow skews younger with a median age of 36.1 vs 40.4.
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Asian
New Bern
Bartow
Healthcare — Bartow leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBartow: 2.4 vs New Bern: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNew Bern has a public transit of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Bartow. Bartow has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.1% in New Bern. Bartow has a work from home of 7.6% compared to 6.0% in New Bern.
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