Best PlacesNew Germany, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Germany, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Germany ranks 37,901st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Germany
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 Germany's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Germany ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of towns
Where New Germany ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute38.9 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Germany
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Germany home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,270; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Germany's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 7 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 Germany
New Germany runs older than the country, 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 Germany.
Who works in New Germany, and how
Work in New Germany centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in New Germany
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Germany.
What the weather is like in New Germany, month by month
New Germany sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 76° | 68° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 44° |
Flying in and out of New Germany
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Germany
Schools across New Germany average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Broad Ford ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Route 40 ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
- Grantsville ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Southern Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Northern Garrett High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Southern Garrett High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Germany school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Germany 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 Germany against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Germany
Is New Germany a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Germany ranks 37,901st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Germany expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,986. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,270 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is New Germany safe?
New Germany is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
Compare New Germany with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Germany. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Germany 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 Germany detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Germany: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Germany: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Germany: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Germany: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Germany 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.