Best PlacesNewfane, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newfane, 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.
Newfane ranks 21,619th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Newfane
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.
Newfane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newfane ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Newfane ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,392 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newfane
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newfane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,209, 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 Newfane's effective rate of 1.65%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Newfane
Newfane runs older 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 Newfane.
Who works in Newfane, and how
Work in Newfane centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Newfane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newfane.
What the weather is like in Newfane, month by month
Newfane sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Newfane
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newfane
Schools across Newfane average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westmoreland SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Chesterfield Central SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Newbrook Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walpole Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Fall Mountain Regional High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Keene High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Hinsdale High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newfane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newfane 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 Newfane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newfane
Is Newfane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newfane ranks 21,619th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newfane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,539. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $73,209 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Newfane safe?
Newfane is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Newfane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newfane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newfane 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.
Newfane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newfane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newfane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newfane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newfane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newfane 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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