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Living in Newburyport

Newburyport is a city in the United States, with a population of 18,652 in July 2026. The city had 4 schools in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$1,592 per month and the median home value was US$834,000. There were 2,428 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1938 sources

Population19,148people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary6,053EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,399EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate5.08%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime442offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 72% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean4.56µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Newburyport?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 77.5%, and the vacancy rate was 6.92% in July 2026. 46.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Newburyport recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet25Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan26Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,592/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent46.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents693.9 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics15Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,515 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)6Official
Median monthly rent1,399 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes89 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)16Official

Is Newburyport a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 46–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 43–63%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–70%
Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,209 of 19,148 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$139,625 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Newburyport is 5.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income139,625 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband84.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Households with a broadband subscription92.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Households without internet4.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Households with satellite internet2.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Median gross salary6,053 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)28Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,923 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov27Official
Unemployment rate5.08 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Newburyport?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,923 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,171of €3,767 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,767
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,515
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,171
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Newburyport Salary needed to live in Newburyport

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Newburyport. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Newburyport. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher97.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Schools4 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count19Official
School enrolment, share of residents21.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio80 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio18Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents2,428 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio18Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,265 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio18Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Newburyport when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNewburyport highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Newburyport highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Newburyport442
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents442 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting17Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents126.7 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics15Official
Recorded violent crimes14 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)16Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time31.47 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Workers walking to work5.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Nearest airportLWM3 Aug 2026OurAirports23Official
Distance to nearest airport23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports23Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Newburyport. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Newburyport.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Newburyport is 4.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.56 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202438Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.83 · Feb 3.39 · Mar 7.61 · Apr 14.5 · May 20.5 · Jun 25.33 · Jul 28.39 · Aug 27.39 · Sep 23 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 10.33 · Dec 4.78 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00193276 (GROVELAND)21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.17 · Feb -7.33 · Mar -3.33 · Apr 2.17 · May 7.67 · Jun 13.11 · Jul 16.44 · Aug 15.39 · Sep 11.17 · Oct 4.72 · Nov -0.278 · Dec -4.94 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00193276 (GROVELAND)21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.17 · Feb -1.94 · Mar 2.11 · Apr 8.33 · May 14.11 · Jun 19.22 · Jul 22.39 · Aug 21.39 · Sep 17.11 · Oct 10.61 · Nov 5 · Dec -0.111 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 93.47 · Feb 92.2 · Mar 119.9 · Apr 113 · May 104.4 · Jun 108.5 · Jul 89.15 · Aug 88.65 · Sep 99.06 · Oct 130.8 · Nov 101.3 · Dec 123.4 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00195285 (NEWBURYPORT)22Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading36 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean7.03 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,630 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals20Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.48 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals20Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature10.7 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals20Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature1.67 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals20Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Lynn ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,209 is not 2.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.64 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)11Official
Foreign residents1,209 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density885.4 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau12Official
Population19,148 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program24Official
Population covered by crime statistics19,333 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)16Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value834,000 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Owner-occupied homes77.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Labour force participation rate66 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Residents born abroad6.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents3.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Flu vaccination coverage72.47 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage9Official
Mammography screening coverage85.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate10Official
Residents without health insurance0.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher66.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics15Official
Households with a vehicle available94.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent7Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Workers aged 16 and over9,381 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Workers mainly working from home28.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official
Households using cellular data plans88.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population8Official

Alternatives for people set on Newburyport

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Newton as a Newburyport alternative in the same region

59 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 90,741 Newton vs 19,148 Newburyport+374%
  • Foreign residents: 8.5% Newton vs 2.6% Newburyport+220%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 648 Newton vs 442 Newburyport+47%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Newton vs 5.1% Newburyport−26%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ Newton vs 4.6 µg/m³ Newburyport+29%
  • Nearest airport: 15.0 km Newton vs 23.0 km Newburyport−35%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,104 Newton vs €6,053 Newburyportsame level

Cities near Newburyport

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Amesbury 6.7 km away
Rent
1,555 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,827 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Merrimac 10.4 km away
Rent
1,249 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,023 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Hampton 14.2 km away
Rent
1,528 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,964 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Plaistow 17.9 km away
Rent
1,537 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,210 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Kingston 19.9 km away
Rent
1,287 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,057 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Atkinson 22.2 km away
Rent
1,053 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,977 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
North Andover 24.6 km away
Rent
2,054 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,293 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Newburyport?

The median gross salary is 4,923 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Newburyport?

The unemployment rate is 5.08 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Newburyport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.56 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Newburyport?

Police recorded 442 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Newburyport?

The published population is 19,148 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Newburyport?

1,209 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Newburyport a good place to live?

Newburyport may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Newburyport?

Amesbury, Merrimac, Hampton, Haverhill, Plaistow are near Newburyport. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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