Best PlacesNewcastle, UT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newcastle, 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.
Newcastle ranks 26,591st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Newcastle
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.
Newcastle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newcastle ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 92% of towns
Where Newcastle ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newcastle
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newcastle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,021, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Newcastle's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Newcastle
Newcastle runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Newcastle.
Who works in Newcastle, and how
Work in Newcastle centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Newcastle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newcastle.
What the weather is like in Newcastle, month by month
Newcastle sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 50° | 32° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Newcastle
The nearest airport, Cedar City Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newcastle
Schools across Newcastle average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Iron Springs SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Enterprise SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Escalante Valley SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Enterprise HighB− · 41% proficient
- Launch HighB− · 40% proficient
- Cedar City HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newcastle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newcastle 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 Newcastle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newcastle
Is Newcastle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newcastle ranks 26,591st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newcastle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,700. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $68,021 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Newcastle safe?
Yes, Newcastle is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Newcastle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newcastle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newcastle 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.
Newcastle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newcastle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newcastle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newcastle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newcastle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newcastle 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.