Best PlacesNew Hope, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Hope, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Hope ranks 43,383rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Hope
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 Hope's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Hope ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where New Hope ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute41.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Hope
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Hope home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,331, 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 Hope's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Hope
New Hope 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 Hope.
Who works in New Hope, and how
Work in New Hope centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Hope
The coast is about 62 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across New Hope, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Hope, month by month
New Hope sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of New Hope
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 211 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Hope
Schools across New Hope average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vernon Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Ponce De Leon Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Geneva Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Vernon Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Holmes County High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Vernon High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Hope school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Hope 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 Hope against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Hope
Is New Hope a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Hope ranks 43,383rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Hope expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,602. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,331 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is New Hope safe?
New Hope is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare New Hope with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Hope. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Hope 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 Hope detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Hope: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Hope: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Hope: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Hope: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Hope 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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