Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Berlin’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and history and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for schools. On safety, just 10 of New York’s 274 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Only 114 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on incomes. The biggest park or preserve is Hunts Pond State Forest, at 1,314 acres. New Berlin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Berlin beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Horace O. Moss House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Unadilla Valley Elementary School | PK–6 | 434 |
| Unadilla Valley Secondary School | 5–12 | 341 |
Where New Berlin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far New Berlin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,366 in 1820, 2,682 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1830 and a map from 1910 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Berlin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in New Berlin.
New Berlin reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Police in New Berlin reported no property crime.
| New Berlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Unadilla Valley Secondary School, with 341 students. Also worth knowing: 2 public schools serve New Berlin, with 775 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadilla Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 434 | D |
| Unadilla Valley Secondary SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 341 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Norwich (15%), Norwich (13%) and Sherburne (6%). For most workers, New Berlin is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. The town’s typical journey to work is 20 minutes. The share of residents in New Berlin who live below the poverty line is 16%, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| New Berlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.9% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In New Berlin, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 69 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 86% come from inland flooding and 5% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to New Berlin households in 9 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Berlin’s typical July afternoon high is 80°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in New Berlin: 3, covering 2,708 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hunts Pond State Forest | — | 1,314 |
| 2. Skinner Hill State Forest | — | 762 |
| 3. Ambler State Forest | — | 632 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in New Berlin, 16% smoke cigarettes. Against the New York average, New Berlin comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14.
| New Berlin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | New Berlin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of New Berlin; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 New Berlin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 places in New Berlin on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in New Berlin.
Town in New York, United States
New Berlin is a town in Chenango County in central New York, United States. The population was 2,682 at the 2010 census. The town contains the village of New Berlin. The town is at the eastern border of the county and is northeast of Norwich.
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8 towns share a border with New Berlin.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin · New Berlin | — | — | A− | A+ | D− | C+ |
| Pittsfield | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| Morris | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Butternuts | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
| Norwich | #598 | C− | B | — | D | C+ |
| Columbus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherburne | #600 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| North Norwich | — | — | B+ | — | C | C+ |
New Berlin, Pittsfield, Morris, Butternuts and North Norwich have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pittsfield, Morris, Butternuts, Norwich, Sherburne and North Norwich report no FBI crime data of their own. Columbus isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). New Berlin and New Berlin are one community, graded once. Compare New Berlin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A−.
5 notable people were born here, including Anson Burlingame and Delazon Smith.
