Best PlacesNew Providence, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Providence, 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 Providence ranks 11,034th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Providence
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 Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Providence ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
Where New Providence ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Providence
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,117, 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 Providence's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Providence
New Providence'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 Providence.
Who works in New Providence, and how
Work in New Providence centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in New Providence
The coast is about 46 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across New Providence, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Providence, month by month
New Providence sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of New Providence
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Providence
Schools across New Providence average an A, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Providence El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Martic El SchA · 70% proficient
- Quarryville El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marticville MsA · 60% proficient
- Martin Meylin MsA− · 56% proficient
- Smith MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Solanco HsA+ · 85% proficient
- Penn Manor HsA · 70% proficient
- Lampeter-strasburg ShsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Providence 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 Providence against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Providence
Is New Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Providence ranks 11,034th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, good schools, and big-city access, and lowest on the weather 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 Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,543. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $72,117 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is New Providence safe?
Yes, New Providence is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $139 per resident a year.
Compare New Providence with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Providence 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 Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Providence 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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