NewportOH
A town of 1,180, settled in 1815.
Is Newport a good place to live?
The best of Newport’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 15 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Newport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,180 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Newport grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Newport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Newport: who provides what
Newport is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Newport.
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, more of Newport’s adults have obesity
46% of Newport adults have obesity, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 35%. 42% of Newport adults have high blood pressure. Newport beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Newport | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Newport | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Newport stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Newport’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, above both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Newport’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Newport for work: only 3% work in town. 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Newport. Since 2013, Newport has lost 20 jobs, to 93 in 2023.
| Newport | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newport has four seasons and pleasant summers
Newport has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Campus Martius Museum and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newport. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumCampus Martius Museum
13 mi MuseumOhio River Museum
13 mi MuseumThe Castle
25 mi MuseumBeauchamp-Newman HousePhoto credits
Campus Martius Museum: Snoopywv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio River Museum: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Castle: Chrispainter1966, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beauchamp-Newman House: mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Newport
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newport
College town 15 of every 100 Newport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Newport has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,003 counted in 2010 and 895 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Questions about Newport
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newport, OH expensive?
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−.