NewportNJ
A town of 533, settled in 1816.
Is Newport a good place to live?
Newport’s age of the median resident is 61.5 years, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 42 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 348 New Jersey towns, just 7 have a lower midpoint home value than Newport. The biggest park or preserve is Glades Wildlife Refuge, at 125 acres. Newport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Newport lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 67% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Newport: who provides what
Newport is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Newport.
Zillow puts the typical Newport home at about $240K
93% of Newport households are owner-occupiers. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 2.3% of its value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Newport stands out in New Jersey and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA puts 67% of Newport’s expected hazard losses down to coastal flooding, and 17% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newport has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Newport rose by 48, to 95. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of residents in Newport who live below the poverty line: 20%.
| Newport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glades Wildlife Refuge | — | 125 |
| 2. Nantuxent Wildlife Management Area | — | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Newport: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 28° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Newport is
37% of adults have obesity in Newport. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% report frequent physical distress, 39% have high blood pressure.
| Newport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Newport | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 10.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Newport
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Newport
About 3 of every 100 Newport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
533 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Newport
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newport, NJ a good place to live?
Newport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.