Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Newton's standout: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, 46th among New Hampshire's 125 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $138K. On hazard risk, just 3 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Only 7 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Newton.
Where Newton beats most towns.
Census counts: 530 in 1790, a low of 450 in 1800, 4,820 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 5 maps from 1935 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Newton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw37 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
8 mi Ancient siteAmerica's Stonehenge
33 mi LakeWalden Pond
35 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
37 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a yearFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newton, 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 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Newton.
Newton carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Hampshire (mostly inland flooding), sends many workers across the state line to Haverhill and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Hampshire.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Newton’s property crime rate is 2.1 per 1,000 residents, close to New Hampshire’s towns (4.5) and below U.S. towns (9.9). Newton’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Newton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 4.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Sanborn Regional School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 239 | B− |
| Seacoast Learning Collaborative PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 2–11 | Grades 2–11 | 47 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
Within New Hampshire it is healthier than 54% of the 126 graded towns: New Hampshire sets a high bar. Against the 3,709 U.S. towns with household incomes like Newton’s, it is healthier than 55%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
29% of adults feel lonely in Newton, against 30% in New Hampshire’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Newton. Newton tracks New Hampshire closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Newton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.5% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of New Hampshire towns, with expected losses of about $184 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Newton is 17 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
31% of working residents cross a state line to work, Haverhill among the top destinations. Newton has 638 jobs for its 2,339 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Newton for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Newton grew to 638 in 2023, 209 more than in 2013. 18% of Newton workers work from home.
| Newton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
9.2 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Busch Farm Conservation Area, at 48 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richard Sargent Wildlife Management Area (Unit 3) | 2.1 mi | 146 |
| 2. Busch Farm Conservation Area | 0.6 mi | 48 |
| 3. Richard Sargent Wildlife Management Area (Unit 2) | 0.4 mi | 100 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Newton has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (40% statewide); people 65 and older are 16% of residents (20% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 41% across New Hampshire.
| Newton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.8 years | 44.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 39% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Newton | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.6% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Newton home is worth about $576,000, up 3% in a year, 13% above the New Hampshire typical home.
| Newton | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,683 a month | $1,382 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Newton
About 5 of every 100 Newton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Hampshire.
Where Newton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Place in New Hampshire, United States
Newton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,820 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Newton.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | #46 | B+ | C | A+ | C | A |
| South Hampton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingston | #57 | B+ | C− | A | C | A− |
| East Kingston | — | — | D− | A+ | B+ | A |
| Plaistow | #43 | A− | C | B | B | A |
East Kingston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. South Hampton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Newton grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #46 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 5 years of the area's median household income ($115,863 across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
