It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Newport has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Newport has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Newport than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Newport may be for you.
In terms of college education, Newport is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.49% of adults in Newport have a college degree.
The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $40,614, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,456 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Newport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newport include English, French, Irish, German, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
