Best PlacesNew Lenox, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Lenox, 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 Lenox ranks 30,061st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Lenox
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 Lenox's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Lenox ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
Where New Lenox ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Lenox
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Lenox home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,344, 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 Lenox's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in New Lenox
New Lenox runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Lenox.
Who works in New Lenox, and how
Work in New Lenox centers on professional & technical 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 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in New Lenox
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Lenox.
What the weather is like in New Lenox, month by month
New Lenox sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of New Lenox
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Lenox
Schools across New Lenox average a C+, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- MorrisB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Theodore Herberg MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Lenox Memorial HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Pittsfield HighB− · 43% proficient
- Lee Middle/high SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Lenox school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Lenox 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 Lenox against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Lenox
Is New Lenox a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Lenox ranks 30,061st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, and lowest on a weak job market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Lenox expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $414,600. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $71,344 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is New Lenox safe?
Yes, New Lenox is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare New Lenox with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Lenox. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Lenox 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 Lenox detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Lenox: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Lenox: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Lenox: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Lenox: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Lenox 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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