Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,442, settled in 1850. 3.7 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Trash day: look up yoursNewburgh is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 12th of 585 in Indiana. Its schools rank ahead of 90% of Indiana towns, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country, and the median household earns $75K. The exception is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Newburgh's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 98% of U.S. towns. Newburgh’s median age is 50.8 years, above both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 2 of the 593 Indiana towns we compare have a higher July high than Newburgh.
Where Newburgh beats most towns.
Where Newburgh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Newburgh is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 526 in 1850, 3,344 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newburgh, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Newburgh.
Newburgh has less food insecurity than most of Indiana, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 7.6% of its 2,651 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
7.6% of adults worry about having enough food in Newburgh. Newburgh beats the Indiana average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Newburgh.
| Newburgh | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Newburgh | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $876 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Only 8 of the 592 Indiana towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Newburgh. Since 1979, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newburgh.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Newburgh for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Newburgh is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Newburgh has lost 65 jobs, to 596 in 2023.
| Newburgh | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). 35% of Newburgh adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Newburgh has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 3,442 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Newburgh | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Newburgh home is worth about $320,000, up 3% in a year, 24% above the Indiana typical home.
| Newburgh | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $942 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 76% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Newburgh has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Newburgh’s January low is 25°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Newburgh | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lou Dennis Community Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Old Locks & Dam Park | 0.2 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newburgh. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
3 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
29 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
9 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
25 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
11 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic GardenUSS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newburgh
About 2 of every 100 Newburgh residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Newburgh on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Newburgh.
Town in Indiana, United States,
Newburgh is an incorporated town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, Newburgh had a population of 3,344. The town is part of the larger Evansville metropolitan area, and Ohio Township, which Newburgh shares with nearby Chandler, includes the town. It is the easternmost suburb of Evansville. The area has been inhabited by various cultures, dating back at least 10,000 years. Angel Mounds was a permanent settlement of the Mississippian culture from 1000 AD to around 1400 AD. By 1850, Newburgh was one of the larger riverports between Cincinnati and New Orleans, and was the first town north of the Mason–Dixon line to be captured …
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2 towns share a border with Newburgh.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh | #12 | A+ | B+ | — | A | A− |
| Ohio Township | #82 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Anderson Township | — | — | A | — | A | A− |
Anderson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Newburgh, Ohio Township and Anderson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Newburgh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Newburgh grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #12 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Jack Nunge and Eric Stutz.
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