Best PlacesNewark, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newark, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Newark ranks 1,360th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Newark
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.
Newark's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newark ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of cities
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of cities
- Short commute23.6 minutes each way, better than 67% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 62% of cities
Where Newark ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Household income$70,254 median, better than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Newark
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newark home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,254, 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 Newark's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Newark
Newark'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 Newark.
Who works in Newark, and how
Work in Newark centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Newark
Newark has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 93% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Newark and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Newark, month by month
Newark sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Newark
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 26 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Newark
Schools across Newark average a B+, better than 78% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Granville Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Legend ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Granville Intermediate SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Heath Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Granville High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Heath High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Northridge High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newark school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newark 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 Newark against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Newark suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Newark
Is Newark a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newark ranks 1,360th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on internet speeds and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newark expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,690. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $70,254 median income, cost of living beats 38% of cities.
Is Newark safe?
Newark is safer than 39% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Newark?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 22. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 6% of cities.
Is Newark good for families?
Schools beat 78% of cities, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare Newark with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newark. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newark 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.
Newark detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newark: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newark: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newark: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newark: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newark 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.