Best Places68016, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68016, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
68016 ranks 5,352nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 68016
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
68016's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68016 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$139,683 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 68016 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 49 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute35.1 minutes each way, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68016
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68016 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $139,683, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 68016's effective rate of 1.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 68016
68016 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 68016.
Who works in 68016, and how
Work in 68016 centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 68016
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 68016.
What the weather is like in 68016, month by month
68016 sees roughly 49 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 68016
Eppley Airfield sits about 21 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 68016
Schools across 68016 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Louisville Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Louisville Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisville High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68016 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68016 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 68016 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68016
Is 68016 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68016 ranks 5,352nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 68016 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,588. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $139,683 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 68016 safe?
Yes, 68016 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $125 per resident a year.
Compare 68016 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68016. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68016 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
68016 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68016: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68016: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68016: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68016: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68016 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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