Best PlacesNew Harmony, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Harmony, 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 Harmony ranks 24,824th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Harmony
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 Harmony's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Harmony ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 80% of towns
Where New Harmony ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Harmony
A household needs to earn about $168,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Harmony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,476, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Harmony's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Harmony
New Harmony runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Harmony.
Who works in New Harmony, and how
Work in New Harmony centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in New Harmony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Harmony.
What the weather is like in New Harmony, month by month
New Harmony sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 50° | 32° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 34° |
Flying in and out of New Harmony
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Harmony
Schools across New Harmony average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Iron Springs SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Riverside SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Hurricane IntermediateB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Fossil Ridge IntermediateC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Enterprise HighB− · 41% proficient
- Launch HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Harmony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Harmony 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 Harmony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Harmony
Is New Harmony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Harmony ranks 24,824th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Harmony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $672,400. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $85,476 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is New Harmony safe?
Yes, New Harmony is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare New Harmony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Harmony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Harmony 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 Harmony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Harmony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Harmony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Harmony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Harmony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Harmony 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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