Best Places68023, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68023, 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.
68023 ranks 2,708th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 68023
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.
68023's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68023 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 68023 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68023
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68023 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,140, 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 68023's effective rate of 1.61%, 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 68023
68023 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 68023.
Who works in 68023, and how
Work in 68023 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 68023
68023 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 68023 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 68023, month by month
68023 sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 68023
Eppley Airfield sits about 13 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 68023
Schools across 68023 average an A−, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Arlington Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Missouri Valley ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Fort Calhoun Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Missouri Valley Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Missouri Valley High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Arlington High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Fort Calhoun Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68023 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68023 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 68023 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68023
Is 68023 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68023 ranks 2,708th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 68023 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,774. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $119,140 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 68023 safe?
Yes, 68023 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare 68023 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68023. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68023 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.
68023 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68023: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68023: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68023: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68023: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68023 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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