Best PlacesNew London, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New London, 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 London ranks 27,687th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New London
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 London's strengths and weaknesses
Where New London ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of towns
Where New London ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,375 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New London
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New London home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,511; 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 London's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 London
New London's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New London.
Who works in New London, and how
Work in New London centers on hospitality & food and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in New London
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across New London, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New London, month by month
New London sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 43° | 38° |
| April | 58° | 49° | 41° |
| July | 70° | 61° | 54° |
| October | 62° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of New London
Seattle-Tacoma International sits about 82 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.4 million passengers in 2025, with 172 nonstop destinations.
New London 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 London against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New London
Is New London a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New London ranks 27,687th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on childcare costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New London expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,184. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $72,511 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is New London safe?
New London is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $639 per resident a year.
Compare New London with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New London. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New London 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 London detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New London: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New London: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New London: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New London: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New London 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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