Dry Ridge vs Newtown

A side-by-side comparison of Dry Ridge and Newtown: population, income, housing, and more.

Dry Ridge and Newtown are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dry Ridge has the higher population (3,008 vs 2,677 in Newtown). Newtown has the higher median household income ($97,917 vs $92,443 in Dry Ridge). Newtown has the higher median home value ($321,700 vs $271,500 in Dry Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
Population	3,008	2,677
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$92,443	$97,917
Median home value	$271,500	$321,700
Median gross rent	$880	$1,626
Housing units	1,216	1,205
Homeownership rate	87.1%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
Population	2,992 → 3,008 (+0.5%)	2,662 → 2,677 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $92,443 (+13.8%)	$74,643 → $97,917 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$177,100 → $271,500 (+53.3%)	$173,600 → $321,700 (+85.3%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $880 (-9.7%)	$1,169 → $1,626 (+39.1%)

Dry Ridge

Population

2,9923,008

Median household income

$81,250$92,443

Median home value

$177,100$271,500

Median gross rent

$975$880

Newtown

Population

2,6622,677

Median household income

$74,643$97,917

Median home value

$173,600$321,700

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
Under 5	9.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	18.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	13.8%	15.1%
75 and over	5.5%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	89.2%
Black or African American	19.4%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
No high school diploma	4.5%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.3%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
Drove alone	85.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
1-unit, detached	58.6%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	15.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	12.3%
20 or more units	5.2%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dry Ridge	Newtown
Poverty rate	5.2%	5.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1991	1982