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A city of 13,967 people in Kentucky
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Map of Newport: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.1%60 of 1,917 acres
Trails1.4 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves74 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Newport

City in Kentucky, United States
1795Established
14,150Population
3 sq miArea
512 ftElevation

Newport is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. It is at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers across from Cincinnati. The population was 14,150 at the 2020 census. Historically, it was one of four county seats of Campbell County. Newport is an urban center of Northern Kentucky and is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

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ZIP code41071, 41072, 41076
Area code859
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Housing in Newport

$248K▼ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Newport home is worth about $248,000, down 0.8% in a year, 7% above the Kentucky typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market6
Sale-to-list101.1%
Sold in May21
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Safety in Newport

D

Safety Grade D

Newport reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Newport 2.7
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Newport 41.3
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Newport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictNewport IndependentSchools8

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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