Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Baltimore grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns, and ranks 68th of 249 in Virginia. Health is where it shines: residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Add incomes to its strengths (A+): the median household earns $189K. The catch is cost of living (C+) — the typical home is worth about $698K, 5.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. It lags on walkability as well. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 63% of U.S. towns. This Virginia town has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them New Baltimore Historic District and Mount Hope. The biggest park or preserve is Vint Hill Greens, at 31 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where New Baltimore beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| P.B. Smith Elementary | PK–5 | 440 |
| St. Michael's Academy | PK–5 | 209 |
| St. Michaels Academy | PK–5 | 204 |
New Baltimore Historic District8,119 counted in 2010 and 11,251 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far New Baltimore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 5 maps from 1933 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
New Baltimore is unincorporated, so Fauquier 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 Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in New Baltimore.
New Baltimore has less food insecurity than most of Virginia and has household incomes well above the Virginia norm, but it has commutes longer than most of Virginia.
Its widest gap with Virginia is food insecurity: 6.4% of its 8,145 adults worry about having enough food, against 13.1% statewide. Against the 1,138 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Baltimore’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in New Baltimore, below both the Virginia town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). Among 253 Virginia towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than New Baltimore. In New Baltimore, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress. The town beats the Virginia average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| New Baltimore | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | New Baltimore | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 13.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Fauquier County Public Schools. Two of the 6 schools are below, and why each made the list. 2 public schools serve New Baltimore, with 1,010 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 570 | B |
| Covenant Christian Academy of Warrenton Virginia PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 457 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 5,524 working residents takes 36.5 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia. Jobs based here grew from 1,659 in 2013 to 2,477.
Nearly a quarter of workers do their job from home in New Baltimore. For most workers, New Baltimore is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Also worth knowing: this Virginia town had 2,477 jobs in 2023, up 818 from 2013. Its average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| New Baltimore | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $189,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 24% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 25°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
New Baltimore’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 3.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| New Baltimore | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vint Hill Greens | 0.2 mi | 31 |
| 2. Grapewood Estates Common Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Vint Hill Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In New Baltimore, the risk rating from FEMA is 47 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 77% come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $5,340, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among households in New Baltimore, 93% live in a home they own. On the market here: a median 38 days to sell. In New Baltimore, 28% of sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Baltimore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw36 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw37 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw39 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations CenterWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Baltimore
About 7 of every 100 New Baltimore residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Where New Baltimore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in New Baltimore on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
New Baltimore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Baltimore had a population of 11,251. The community has existed since the early 19th century, but it has had its most significant growth since the 1980s. It is the portion of Fauquier County with the easiest access to Washington, D.C., and as a result, many people who live in New Baltimore commute into DC. Other major communities close to New Baltimore are Warrenton, the Gainesville/Haymarket area, and Manassas. The area officially considered to be New Baltimore expanded significantly in 2006 with Fauquier County's designation of serv…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. New Baltimore grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #68 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $698,000, 69% above the Virginia 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 C+.
