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42.36° N · 76.59° W · GEOID 3650243

Newfield

Tompkins County, New York · part of the Ithaca, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Newfield is home to 999 people. Median household income is $96,875 a year and median rent is $1,270 a month, 15.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $151,500, about 1.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,270
7% below the median place
Median household income
$96,875
21% above the median place
Median home value
$151,500
53% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Newfield

  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 267 New York places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 309 New York places.
  • The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 340 New York places.
  • Public schools here have 8.5 students per teacher, fewer than in 98% of places its size.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Newfield

Tompkins County loses about 12.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,420
Moved out5,267
Net−847

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

New York County, NY98222−124
Tioga County, NY126171−45
Schuyler County, NY76104−28

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$69K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tompkins County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tompkins County report $65,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,000.
Income you would need
$50,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,270 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,759 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $151,500.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 20.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Obetz, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-12.8
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNewfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-12.8below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,8187% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$69,0102% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Newfield15.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$50,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.7%
23% below the median place
Home price to income
1.6x
59% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$83,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Property tax rate1
2.9%
220% above the median place
Homeownership1
89.2%
34% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNewfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2707% below
Rent to income115.7%23% below
Property tax rate12.9%220% above
Home price to income11.6x59% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.32% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7096% above
HUD area median income4County figure$118,00010% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,40535% above
Median home value1$151,50053% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.7%111% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.0%9% above
Homeownership189.2%34% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7596% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.5%35% above
Median year built119581% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$96,875
21% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNewfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,87521% above
Income per person1$42,2996% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$72,1529% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.4%8% below
Jobs6County figure47,71168% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.4%52% above
Mean commute124 min6% below
Works from home1County figure20.0%61% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.2%
5% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureNewfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19996646th largest
Median age1County figure32.317% below
Bachelor's or higher123.2%28% below
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size12.36% below
Born abroad1County figure12.9%47% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband197.2%5% above
05

Life in Newfield

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Newfield Covered Bridge listed 2000
  • 1883 Barn listed 2025
  • Lavender Hill Commune listed 2025

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.6 +9%
Shops27.6 −9%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.5 +34%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.0 −11%
Child care centers4.4 +91%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher10
8.5
45% below the median place
Public school students10
638
87% below the median place
Public schools10
3
67% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureNewfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10367% below
Public school students1063887% below
Students per teacher108.545% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.69% above
Shops per 10k8County figure27.69% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.534% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.011% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.491% above
National Register listings9377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 93.2%, 36% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Newfield. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
93.2%
36% above the median place
July average high11
80°F
8% below the median place
Average temperature11
47°F
15% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNewfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure80°F8% below
January average low11County figure15°F40% below
Average temperature11County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation11County figure39.9 in9% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure73.920% below
Hurricane risk12County figure64.59% below
Tornado risk12County figure59.028% below
Wildfire risk12County figure22.264% below
Heat wave risk12County figure47.947% below
Median air quality index13County figure3519% below
Good air days13County figure93.2%36% above
08

Newfield in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$96,875 (2024)$122,500$103,500 to $145,000+4.0%
Median home value$151,500 (2024)$218,000$158,000 to $300,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Newfield

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Obetz, OH$1,379$87,304Compare
White Oak, TX$1,194$101,027Compare
Munford, TN$1,176$89,531Compare
Bridgeport, TX$1,337$96,037Compare
Bridgeport, TXMunford, TNWhite Oak, TXObetz, OHNewfield, NYNewfieldObetzWhite OakMunfordBridgeportNewfieldObetzWhite OakMunfordBridgeport

Common questions

Is Newfield a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 267 New York places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 309 New York places. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Newfield expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $151,500.

What salary do you need to live in Newfield?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Newfield?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Obetz, OH, White Oak, TX, Munford, TN and Bridgeport, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Newfield with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Newfield itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/newfield-new-york

Citytistics. “Newfield, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/newfield-new-york/

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