NewarkWI
A town of 1,516, settled in 1848.
Is Newark a good place to live?
The best of Newark’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. On health, just 62 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns do worse. On civic life, just 37 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Busse Prairie Preserve, at 132 acres. On the outdoors, just 68 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Newark has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Newark stand out
Where Newark beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Newark for work
Where Newark’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Newark grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Newark is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Newark: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newark, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Newark.
More of Newark’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
38% of Newark adults sleep under 7 hours, against 32% in Wisconsin’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 33% of Newark adults get no exercise outside work. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Newark.
| Newark | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Newark | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.9% | 12.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Newark has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Newark for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Newark grew to 50 in 2023, 36 more than in 2013. At 27 minutes, Newark’s average trip to work is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Newark | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newark’s typical home value is about $439K
The typical Newark home is worth about $439,000, up 7% in a year, 30% above the Wisconsin typical home. 91% of households own their home in Newark.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Newark faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Newark
Newark has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Only 2 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher July high than Newark.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Busse Prairie Preserve | — | 132 |
| 2. Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve | — | 8 |
| 3. Beckman Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Camp Randall Stadium and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newark. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
40 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
38 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
19 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
40 mi State parkAztalan State Park
19 mi GardenAnderson Japanese GardensPhoto credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Newark
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newark
About 3 of every 100 Newark residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Newark
Town in Wisconsin, United States
The Town of Newark is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,510 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Newark is located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 810 ft
- Area code
- 608
Newark’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Newark.
Newark and Plymouth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newark and Plymouth report no FBI crime data of their own. Avon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newark with a neighbor →
Questions about Newark
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newark, WI expensive?
That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($75,673 across the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area).