Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Newtown’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and health and an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Newtown has 5 places on the National Register. Newtown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newtown beats most towns.
Newtown Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery| Widest gap | Newtown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 14.5% |
Census counts: 580 in 1850, 2,268 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1944 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Newtown is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newtown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newtown, 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 Newtown.
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Newtown, and 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town, against 38% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Newtown who binge drink: 18%. Also worth knowing: of 26 CDC measures, Newtown beats the Pennsylvania average on 16 and trails it on 1.
| Newtown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Newtown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 8.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
22% of Newtown workers do their job from home. The average commute for Newtown comes to 30 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most people who work leave Newtown to do it: just 6% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (14%), Newtown Township (9%) and Trenton (2%).
| Newtown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newtown's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. For Newtown, the level of property crime is 3.1 per 1,000 residents. No violent crimes were reported in 2025. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Newtown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
On expected storm and flood damage, Newtown sits above 51% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims in the town since 1989. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 77% come from inland flooding and 8% from earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Newtown after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newtown’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,887 a month. 73% of households own their home in the town.
| Newtown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,887 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16 within 15 miles of the center of Newtown
About 3 of every 100 Newtown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
5 places in Newtown on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Newtown.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,268 at the 2020 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is entirely surrounded by Newtown Township, from which it separated in 1838. State Street is the main commercial thoroughfare with wide sidewalks, shops, taverns, and restaurants.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $783,000, 173% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
13 notable people were born here, including Alex Cooper and Edward Hunter.
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