Best PlacesNew Port Richey East, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Port Richey East, 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 Port Richey East ranks 35,520th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Port Richey East
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 Port Richey East's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Port Richey East ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
Where New Port Richey East ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$52,529 median, better than only 15% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Port Richey East
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Port Richey East home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,529, 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 Port Richey East's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 5 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 Port Richey East
New Port Richey East 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 Port Richey East.
Who works in New Port Richey East, and how
Work in New Port Richey East centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Port Richey East
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across New Port Richey East, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Port Richey East, month by month
New Port Richey East sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 63° |
Flying in and out of New Port Richey East
Tampa International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around New Port Richey East
Schools across New Port Richey East average a C+, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cotee River Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Chasco Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Calusa Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gulf Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Chasco Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Wendell Krinn Technical High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- Gulf High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Port Richey East school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Port Richey East 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 Port Richey East against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Port Richey East
Is New Port Richey East a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Port Richey East ranks 35,520th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Port Richey East expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,011. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $52,529 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is New Port Richey East safe?
Yes, New Port Richey East is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
Compare New Port Richey East with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Port Richey East. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Port Richey East 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 Port Richey East detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Port Richey East: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Port Richey East: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Port Richey East: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Port Richey East: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Port Richey East 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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