Best PlacesNew Ringgold, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Ringgold, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Ringgold ranks 15,055th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Ringgold
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 Ringgold's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Ringgold ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where New Ringgold ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Ringgold
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Ringgold home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,884, 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 Ringgold's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 8 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 Ringgold
New Ringgold 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 Ringgold.
Who works in New Ringgold, and how
Work in New Ringgold centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in New Ringgold
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Ringgold.
What the weather is like in New Ringgold, month by month
New Ringgold sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of New Ringgold
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Ringgold
Schools across New Ringgold average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blue Mountain El East SchA · 62% proficient
- West Penn Twp El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tamaqua Area MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Blue Mountain MsB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Tamaqua Area ShsA · 75% proficient
- Blue Mountain HsB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Ringgold school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Ringgold 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 Ringgold against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Ringgold
Is New Ringgold a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Ringgold ranks 15,055th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on the weather 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 Ringgold expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,587. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $82,884 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is New Ringgold safe?
Yes, New Ringgold is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $185 per resident a year.
Compare New Ringgold with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Ringgold. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Ringgold 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 Ringgold detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Ringgold: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Ringgold: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Ringgold: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Ringgold: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Ringgold 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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