Boston vs New Hope

A side-by-side comparison of Boston and New Hope: population, income, housing, and more.

Boston and New Hope are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boston has the higher population (154 vs 39 in New Hope). Since 2019, Boston's population has grown faster (+17.6% vs -62.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Boston	New Hope
Population	154	39
Median age	40.4 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,486	—
Median home value	$180,400	—
Housing units	88	20
Homeownership rate	75.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	100.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boston	New Hope
Population	131 → 154 (+17.6%)	103 → 39 (-62.1%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $60,486 (-23.2%)	$34,881 → $33,804 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$165,000 → $180,400 (+9.3%)	—

Boston

Population

131154

Median household income

$78,750$60,486

Median home value

$165,000$180,400

New Hope

Population

10339

Median household income

$34,881$33,804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boston	New Hope
Under 5	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.1%	48.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	24.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	20.1%	51.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boston	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boston	New Hope
No high school diploma	0.0%	55.0%
High school graduate	77.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	45.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boston	New Hope
Drove alone	100.0%	—
Carpooled	0.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boston	New Hope
1-unit, detached	71.6%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.4%	100.0%

Poverty & households

	Boston	New Hope
Poverty rate	0.0%	100.0%
Average household size	2.11	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1989	—