Best PlacesNorth Newport, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Newport, 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.
North Newport ranks 16,466th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Newport
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.
North Newport's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Newport ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
Where North Newport ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Newport
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Newport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,360, 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 North Newport's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 North Newport
North Newport runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Newport.
Who works in North Newport, and how
Work in North Newport centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Newport
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Newport.
What the weather is like in North Newport, month by month
North Newport sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | 12° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of North Newport
The nearest airport, Bangor International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Newport
Schools across North Newport average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Ridge View Community SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nokomis Regional Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Nokomis Regional High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Newport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Newport 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 North Newport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Newport
Is North Newport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Newport ranks 16,466th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Newport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,701. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $61,360 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is North Newport safe?
Yes, North Newport is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $102 per resident a year.
Compare North Newport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Newport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Newport 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.
North Newport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Newport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Newport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Newport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Newport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Newport 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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