Best PlacesNew Ireland, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Ireland, 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 Ireland ranks 6,913th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Ireland
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 Ireland's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Ireland ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
Where New Ireland ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Ireland
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Ireland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,032, 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 Ireland's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 Ireland
New Ireland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Ireland.
Who works in New Ireland, and how
Work in New Ireland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in New Ireland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Ireland.
What the weather is like in New Ireland, month by month
New Ireland sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of New Ireland
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Ireland
Schools across New Ireland average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Union City El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Cambridge Springs El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Mill Village El SchA · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Leboeuf MsB+ · 52% proficient
- Union City MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Leboeuf ShsA− · 67% proficient
- Union City HsA− · 60% proficient
- Cambridge Springs JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Ireland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Ireland 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 Ireland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Ireland
Is New Ireland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Ireland ranks 6,913th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and transit, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Ireland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,119. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,032 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is New Ireland safe?
Yes, New Ireland is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare New Ireland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Ireland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Ireland 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 Ireland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Ireland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Ireland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Ireland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Ireland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Ireland 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.