Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Concord’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and health and an A+ for history; its weakest is a C for incomes. New Concord’s median age is 22.7 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On hazard risk, just 128 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. New Concord is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 69% of U.S. towns. New Concord is home to Muskingum University. On history, just 93 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do better. New Concord's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 80% of U.S. towns. New Concord has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Concord beats most towns.
"S" Bridge II| Widest gap | New Concord | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.2% | 3.7% |
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Concord is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in New Concord, 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 Concord.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
26% of New Concord adults have high blood pressure, below both Ohio’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (35%). 8% of adults have diabetes in New Concord. New Concord beats the Ohio average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| New Concord | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Concord | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.2% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Concord has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave New Concord for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in New Concord is 19 minutes. Since 2013, New Concord has added 226 jobs, to 1,343 in 2023.
| New Concord | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical New Concord home is worth about $260,000, up 4.6% in a year, 6% above the Ohio typical home. 48% of New Concord households own their home.
| New Concord | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $798 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| New Concord | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. S Bridge Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Village Hall Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Concord
College town 38 of every 100 New Concord residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
7 places in New Concord on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in New Concord.
Village in Ohio, United States
New Concord () is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,361 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Zanesville micropolitan area. New Concord is the home of Muskingum University and is served by a branch of the Muskingum County Library System.
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That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($60,780 across the Zanesville, OH 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−.
6 notable people were born here, including William Rainey Harper and David W. Stewart.
