Between 1972 and 1978 some originally separate villages were gathered together administratively and became part of Bad Neustadt.
So today Bad Neustadt has the following Stadtteile (parts of the town): (Number of inhabitants in brackets) The church St. Martin in Brendlorenzen (part of the town Bad Neustadt) was first mentioned in 742 when the Bishopric of Würzburg was founded.
The Rhön Klinikum AG that is headquartered in Bad Neustadt is a well known enterprise for several specialized hospitals in Germany.
Bad Neustadt has the following twin towns: There are annual student exchanges with Falaise, Israel, and Pershore, as well as with Rochester Adams High School in Rochester Hills, United States and Smith's Hill High School in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup Bad Neustadt was the host town of the national team of Anguilla.