Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Where it falls short is walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Its best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $139K, 2.1 years of the Binghamton metro’s $65K median household income. Overall, that makes a C, better than nearly a third of U.S. towns. It ranks 531st of 745 in New York. Its National Register listings include Bement-Billings House and Belcher-Holden Farm. Only 112 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on hazard risk. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 19 places on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Newark Valley beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,029 in 1830, 3,660 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
19 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Newark Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newark Valley, 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 Newark Valley.
Newark Valley has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding) and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here fell from 532 in 2013 to 402.
Newark Valley’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Only 9% of working residents stay in Newark Valley for work; the rest commute out. It had 402 jobs in 2023, down 130 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| Newark Valley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The public schools here belong to the Newark Valley Central School District. The largest public high school is Newark Valley Senior High School, with 378 students. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan T Hall SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 325 | C |
| Newark Valley Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 378 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Ketchumville State Forest, at 502 acres with 4.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 14 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Newark Valley’s trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Newark Valley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ketchumville State Forest | 4.8 mi | 502 |
| 2. Jenksville State Forest | 4.7 mi | 353 |
| 3. Oakley Corners State Forest | 2.3 mi | 249 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $444 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Newark Valley, 89% come from inland flooding. The town’s FEMA hazard score is 73 of 100, above both New York’s towns (31 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1979, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 80°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Newark Valley who have high blood pressure: 36%. This New York town beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. Two figures for adults locally: 30% feel lonely, 31% have obesity.
| Newark Valley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Newark Valley | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.1 years of the Binghamton metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 86% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
86% of households are owner-occupiers in Newark Valley. In Newark Valley, the rent at the middle of the market is $821 a month.
| Newark Valley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $821 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newark Valley. Close and well known come first.
38 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
31 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
22 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year19 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical
16 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial ArenaWatkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newark Valley
About 2 of every 100 Newark Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Newark Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
19 places in Newark Valley on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Newark Valley is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population is 4,097 according to the town's website, while the U.S. census estimates it currently to be 3,604. The town is named after the city of Newark, New Jersey. The Town of Newark Valley contains a village also named Newark Valley. The town is located in the northeast part of the county and is northwest of Binghamton.
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5 towns share a border with Newark Valley.
Owego next door grades higher for schools (B to Newark Valley’s C) and lower for cost of living (C+ to B+).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Valley | #531 | C | B+ | — | C | B |
| Candor | #667 | D | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Maine | #578 | C | B− | — | B | B |
| Owego | #379 | B− | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Berkshire | — | — | B− | — | C | B |
| Nanticoke | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
Berkshire and Nanticoke have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newark Valley, Candor, Maine, Owego, Berkshire and Nanticoke report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Newark Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Newark Valley grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #531 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $139,000, 74% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Eunice Stebbins and Henry Addison DeLand.
