Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Newfane gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $251K, 3.5 years of the Buffalo metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 261st among New York's 745 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Newfane has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Van Horn Mansion and First Baptist Church. Newfane’s July high is 80°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The biggest place to walk is Krull Park, 326 acres with 4.8 miles of trail.
Where Newfane beats most towns.
Where Newfane’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 Newfane is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,448 in 1830, 9,666 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 5 maps from 1897 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newfane, 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 Newfane.
Newfane has better schools than Wilson or any other neighbor and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
Typical home values rose 7.5% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Newfane is $829 a month.
| Newfane | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $829 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Wilson (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Newfane Central School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Newfane Senior High School, with 393 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfane Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 467 | B |
| Newfane Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 393 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newfane.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 4,091 working residents takes 25.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Newfane for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Lockport (11%), Buffalo (10%) and Amherst (9%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Newfane | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newfane has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 20° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Newfane’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Newfane | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Krull Park | 4.8 mi | 326 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Newfane beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of Newfane adults have obesity.
| Newfane | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Newfane | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 39% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newfane. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
25 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
31 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
30 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansNiagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Newfane
About 4 of every 100 Newfane residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in Newfane on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Newfane.
Town in New York, United States
Newfane is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 9,666 at the 2010 census. The Town of Newfane is in the north-central part of the county, north of the City of Lockport.
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4 towns share a border with Newfane.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfane | #261 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Wilson | #344 | B | B− | — | B− | B |
| Hartland | #224 | B+ | A− | — | C+ | B |
| Somerset | #320 | B | B+ | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Lockport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newfane, Wilson and Hartland report no FBI crime data of their own. Lockport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newfane with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Newfane grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #261 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
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 Burt Van Horn and Del Mason.
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