Best Places68069, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68069, 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.
68069 ranks 5,007th 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 68069
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.
68069's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68069 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 68069 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68069
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68069 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,724, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 68069's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 68069
68069 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 68069.
Who works in 68069, and how
Work in 68069 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 68069
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 68069.
What the weather is like in 68069, month by month
68069 sees roughly 48 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 68069
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 68069
Schools across 68069 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Skyline Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Whitetail Creek ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Westridge Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkhorn Valley View Middle SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Gretna Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Elkhorn South High SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Elkhorn High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Gretna High SchoolA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68069 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68069 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 68069 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68069
Is 68069 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68069 ranks 5,007th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, health care access, 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 68069 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $415,979. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $105,724 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 68069 safe?
Yes, 68069 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare 68069 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68069. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68069 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.
68069 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68069: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68069: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68069: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68069: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68069 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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