Best PlacesNorth Newport, NH 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 24,877th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and property taxes are 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
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
Where North Newport ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,277 a month, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Newport
A household needs to earn about $63,000 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 $75,335, 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 2.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Newport
North Newport 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 North Newport.
Who works in North Newport, and how
Work in North Newport centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
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 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of North Newport
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Newport
Schools across North Newport average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Croydon Village SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Richards Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newport Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Newport Middle High School (high)C · 33% 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 24,877th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and the schools. 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 $206,383. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $75,335 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is North Newport safe?
North Newport is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 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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