Best PlacesNewburg, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newburg, 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.
Newburg ranks 6,358th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Newburg
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.
Newburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newburg ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
- Household income$102,734 median, better than 86% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of towns
Where Newburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newburg
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,734, 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 Newburg's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Newburg
Newburg'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 Newburg.
Who works in Newburg, and how
Work in Newburg centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Newburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newburg.
What the weather is like in Newburg, month by month
Newburg sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Newburg
The nearest airport, Des Moines International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newburg
Schools across Newburg average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Marshall Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grinnell Community Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- East Marshall Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- East Marshall Senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Newton Senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newburg 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 Newburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newburg
Is Newburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newburg ranks 6,358th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,421. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $102,734 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Newburg safe?
Yes, Newburg is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Newburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newburg 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.
Newburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newburg 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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