Best PlacesNewry, SC 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 4,909th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market 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
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
Where Newry ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 40% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 42% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newry
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,267, 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 Newry's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. 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 education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
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 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Newry
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newry
Schools across Newry average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northside ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Keowee ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Ravenel ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- R. C. Edwards MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Walhalla MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Seneca MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- D. W. Daniel HighA · 76% proficient
- Walhalla HighA · 69% proficient
- Seneca HighB+ · 55% 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 4,909th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, a strong job market, and short commutes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and walkability. 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 $602,116. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,267 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Newry safe?
Newry is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.