Best PlacesNewry, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newry, 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.
Newry ranks 6,842nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Newry
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.
Newry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newry ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Newry ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newry
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,229, 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 Newry's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 Newry
Newry 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 Newry.
Who works in Newry, and how
Work in Newry centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Newry
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newry.
What the weather is like in Newry, month by month
Newry sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Newry
The nearest airport, Altoona/Blair County, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newry
Schools across Newry average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Martinsburg El SchA · 65% proficient
- Frankstown El SchA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hollidaysburg Area JhsB+ · 51% proficient
- Spring Cove MsC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HsA+ · 95% proficient
- Hollidaysburg Area ShsA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newry 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 Newry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newry
Is Newry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newry ranks 6,842nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on noise and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,231. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $84,229 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Newry safe?
Yes, Newry is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $203 per resident a year.
Compare Newry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newry 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.
Newry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newry 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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