Best PlacesNew Bremen, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Bremen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Bremen ranks 13,422nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Bremen
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
New Bremen's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Bremen ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 88% of towns
Where New Bremen ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Bremen
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Bremen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,075, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses New Bremen's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Bremen
New Bremen's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Bremen.
Who works in New Bremen, and how
Work in New Bremen centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in New Bremen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Bremen.
What the weather is like in New Bremen, month by month
New Bremen sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of New Bremen
The nearest airport, Watertown International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 192 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Bremen
Schools across New Bremen average a B+, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lowville Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Beaver River Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lowville Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Beaver River Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaver River Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Lowville High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Bremen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Bremen measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare New Bremen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Bremen
Is New Bremen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Bremen ranks 13,422nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Bremen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,642. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $62,075 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is New Bremen safe?
Yes, New Bremen is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
Compare New Bremen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Bremen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Bremen represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
New Bremen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Bremen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Bremen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Bremen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Bremen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Bremen detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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