Best PlacesSouth Newstead, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Newstead, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Newstead ranks 13,231st 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 South Newstead
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.
South Newstead's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Newstead ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where South Newstead ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Newstead
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Newstead home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,976, 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 South Newstead's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Newstead
South Newstead 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 South Newstead.
Who works in South Newstead, and how
Work in South Newstead centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Newstead
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Newstead.
What the weather is like in South Newstead, month by month
South Newstead sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of South Newstead
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Newstead
Schools across South Newstead average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ledgeview Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Akron Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clarence Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Akron Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Alden Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarence Senior High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Akron High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Alden Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Newstead school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Newstead 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 South Newstead against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Newstead
Is South Newstead a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Newstead ranks 13,231st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, good schools, and health care access, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Newstead expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,395. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $82,976 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is South Newstead safe?
Yes, South Newstead is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare South Newstead with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Newstead. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Newstead 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.
South Newstead detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Newstead: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Newstead: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Newstead: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Newstead: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Newstead 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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