Best PlacesNewburg, IL 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. 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.
Newburg ranks 15,322nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
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 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$124,457 median, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
Where Newburg ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newburg
A household needs to earn about $63,000 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 $124,457, 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 2.01%, 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 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 Newburg
Newburg runs older than the country.
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 manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
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 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Newburg
The nearest airport, Decatur, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newburg
Schools across Newburg average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Heath Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Cerro Gordo Elem SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Argenta-oreana Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monticello Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Argenta-oreana Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Monticello High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Cerro Gordo Jr And Sr High SchC+ · 35% proficient
- Argenta-oreana High SchoolD− · 18% 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 15,322nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a stable housing market, and high incomes, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. 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 $206,977. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $124,457 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Newburg safe?
Newburg is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 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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