Best PlacesNew Morgan, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Morgan, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Morgan ranks 11,632nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Morgan
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 Morgan's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Morgan ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
Where New Morgan ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Morgan
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Morgan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $94,892; 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 Morgan's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 10 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 Morgan
New Morgan'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 Morgan.
Who works in New Morgan, and how
Work in New Morgan centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in New Morgan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Morgan.
What the weather is like in New Morgan, month by month
New Morgan sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of New Morgan
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Morgan
Schools across New Morgan average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Robeson El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- Twin Valley El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twin Valley MsA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Twin Valley HsA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Morgan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Morgan 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 Morgan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Morgan
Is New Morgan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Morgan ranks 11,632nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, big-city access, and good schools, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Morgan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,741. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $94,892 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is New Morgan safe?
Yes, New Morgan is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare New Morgan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Morgan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Morgan 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 Morgan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Morgan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Morgan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Morgan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Morgan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Morgan 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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