Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Newport’s subject grades are an A for walkability, an A− for cost of living, and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Newport’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 46 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. Newport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newport beats most towns.
Newport Historic DistrictWhere Newport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Newport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 423 in 1840, a peak of 2,009 in 1910, 1,485 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Newport.
Most working residents leave Newport for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Newport fell to 427 in 2023, 268 fewer than in 2013. At $63,000, Newport’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Newport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Newport SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 436 | C+ |
| Newport HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 267 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Newport has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
41% of Newport households own their home. The typical Newport home is worth about $255,000, up 4.2% in a year, 11% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Newport’s median rent is $938 a month.
| Newport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 41% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $938 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Newport beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults binge drink in Newport.
| Newport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Newport | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.8% | 11.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Newport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newport. Close and well known come first.
19 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
28 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
28 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
28 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
32 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State ParkCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Newport; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Newport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
6 notable people were born in Newport.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Newport is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Newport.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Oliver Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Howe Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newport and Oliver Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newport and Oliver Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Howe Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
6 notable people were born here, including Thomas Markle and James Black.
