Best PlacesNewburgh Heights, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newburgh Heights, 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.
Newburgh Heights ranks 40,602nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Newburgh Heights
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.
Newburgh Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Newburgh Heights ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
Where Newburgh Heights ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute46.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newburgh Heights
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newburgh Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,394, 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 Newburgh Heights' effective rate of 1.72%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Newburgh Heights
Newburgh Heights runs younger 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 Newburgh Heights.
Who works in Newburgh Heights, and how
Work in Newburgh Heights centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Newburgh Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newburgh Heights.
What the weather is like in Newburgh Heights, month by month
Newburgh Heights sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 68° | 59° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Newburgh Heights
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Newburgh Heights
Schools across Newburgh Heights average a D+, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cuyahoga Hts Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Washington Park Community SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Cleveland College Preparatory SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cuyahoga Hts Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Cuyahoga Hts High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Lincoln West School Of Global StudiesD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newburgh Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newburgh Heights 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 Newburgh Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newburgh Heights
Is Newburgh Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newburgh Heights ranks 40,602nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newburgh Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,969. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $62,394 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Newburgh Heights safe?
Newburgh Heights is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $703 per resident a year.
Compare Newburgh Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newburgh Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newburgh Heights 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.
Newburgh Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newburgh Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newburgh Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newburgh Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newburgh Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newburgh Heights 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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