Best PlacesNew Germantown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Germantown, 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 Germantown ranks 19,801st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Germantown
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 Germantown's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Germantown ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
Where New Germantown ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Germantown
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Germantown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,679, 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 Germantown's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Germantown
New Germantown runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Germantown.
Who works in New Germantown, and how
Work in New Germantown centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in New Germantown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Germantown.
What the weather is like in New Germantown, month by month
New Germantown sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of New Germantown
The nearest airport, Altoona/Blair County, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Germantown
Schools across New Germantown average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blain El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Fannett-metal El SchA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Perry MsA− · 55% proficient
- Fannett-metal MsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- West Perry ShsA · 75% proficient
- Fannett-metal ShsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Germantown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Germantown 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 Germantown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Germantown
Is New Germantown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Germantown ranks 19,801st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, good schools, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Germantown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,000. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $62,679 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is New Germantown safe?
Yes, New Germantown is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare New Germantown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Germantown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Germantown 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 Germantown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Germantown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Germantown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Germantown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Germantown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Germantown 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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