Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,801.
Newburgh Heights’ best subject grade is an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for schools. Newburgh Heights’ average trip to work is 50 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Newburgh Heights. Newburgh Heights is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. 12% of the land in Newburgh Heights is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 1 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Washington Reservation, at 29 acres. Newburgh Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newburgh Heights beats most towns.
2,167 counted in 2010 and 1,862 in 2020; an estimated 1,801 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Newburgh Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 940 in 1910, a peak of 4,152 in 1930, 1,862 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1903 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newburgh Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
4 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
3 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
3 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
5 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newburgh Heights, 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 Newburgh Heights.
The typical Newburgh Heights home is worth about $130,000, up 0.9% in a year, 47% below the Ohio typical home. 50% of households own their home in Newburgh Heights.
| Newburgh Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,195 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Washington Park Community School. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 162 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newburgh Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Newburgh Heights is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Newburgh Heights for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Newburgh Heights has added 33 jobs, to 590 in 2023. Newburgh Heights’ median household income is $65,000.
| Newburgh Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Reservation | 0.5 mi | 29 |
| 2. Kathy Edwards Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Newburgh Heights beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of Newburgh Heights adults feel lonely.
| Newburgh Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Newburgh Heights | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
12 within 15 miles of the center of Newburgh Heights
About 3 of every 100 Newburgh Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Village in Ohio, United States
Newburgh Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Newburgh Heights.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh Heights | — | — | B+ | B− | C− | C+ |
| Cleveland | #978 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D |
| Cuyahoga Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newburgh Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cuyahoga Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newburgh Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 1.8 years of the area's median household income ($70,678 across the Cleveland, OH metro 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+.
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