| Neighborhood Description: |
Newbery Heights is located on the far west side of Madison. Sixty-four single-family homes were built in the late 1990s. Newbery Park is 2.1 acres and is located at the end of Lois Lowry Lane. Neighbors come together to celebrate activities and events throughout the year.
Newbery Heights Neighborhood is enthralled with children literature. Newbery Heights is named after John Newbery Award, which is awarded annually to the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. And our street names, Byars, Fleischman, Lois Lowry, Rylant, Naylor, and Raskin, are named after a recipient of the Newbery Award.
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| Neighborhood Boundaries: |
Back lot lines of Fleischman, Byars, Naylor Circles on the north, South Highpoint Road on the east, city limits on the west, and back lot lines of Raskin and Rylant Circles on the south. |
| Neighborhood Statistics Indicators: |
The Neighborhood Indicators Project is a demonstration of key characteristics and various indicators that relate to the quality of life in Madison at the neighborhood level. Basic neighborhood information as well as housing, public safety, health and family well-being, economic, and transportation indicators by neighborhood is available. |
| Neighborhood Events: |
Trash and Treasure Day (treasure hunt and park cleanup), End of School Ice Cream Social, 4th of July Picnic and Bike Parade. |
