Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Newport Township’s lowest grade is for health (D) — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 92% of the country. A typical home there costs about $97K, 1.5 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. Safety is its strong suit (A): it reports less crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 782nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. 47% of the land in the town is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 60 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
Where Newport Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
5,374 counted in 2010 and 4,433 in 2020; an estimated 4,518 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Newport Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,006 in 2000, 4,444 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newport Township, 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 Township.
Newport Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, sends most of its workers to Wilkes-Barre and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Its 4,889 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Pennsylvania towns.
Newport Township’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile. In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 26 miles of trail. Pinchot State Forest, at 1,662 acres with 3.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinchot State Forest | 3.3 mi | 1,662 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 224 | 0.6 mi | 144 |
| 3. Newport Township Recreation Area | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of adults in Newport Township who report frequent mental distress: 20%. Two figures for adults here: 18% report frequent physical distress, 33% get no exercise outside work.
| Newport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Newport Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 24.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 5.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
The rate of thefts and burglaries for Newport Township comes to 2.4 per 1,000 residents. For Newport Township, the rate of reported violence is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Newport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Newport Township has 272 jobs for its 1,772 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The typical household income in Newport Township is $58,000. Most people who work leave Newport Township to do it: just 4% work in town. Among residents locally, 17% live below the poverty line. Also worth knowing: this Pennsylvania town had 272 jobs in 2023, down 23 from 2013.
| Newport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 18°, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 11%. Newport Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 46 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims locally since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Newport Township
About 5 of every 100 Newport Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
46.5% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Township in the United States
Newport Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2020, the population was 4,444. Newport is located on the outskirts of Nanticoke City.
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7 towns share a border with Newport Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | #782 | C+ | A− | A | C− | D |
| Nanticoke | #931 | C− | A− | C+ | C− | D |
| Sheatown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunlock Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Glen Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slocum Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Hanover Township | #936 | C− | B− | B− | C− | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B− |
Hunlock Township, Slocum Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hunlock Township, Slocum Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sheatown and Glen Lyon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newport Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Newport Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #782 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health, A for safety and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
