Best Places68118, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68118, 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.
68118 ranks 496th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 68118
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.
68118's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68118 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 68118 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 47 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,085 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68118
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68118 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $145,655, 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 68118's effective rate of 1.74%, 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 68118
68118 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 68118.
Who works in 68118, and how
Work in 68118 centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 68118
68118 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 68118 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 68118, month by month
68118 sees roughly 47 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 68118
Eppley Airfield sits about 15 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 68118
Schools across 68118 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Aldrich ElementaryA+ · 86% proficient
- Grace Abbott Elem SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Spring Ridge ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkhorn Grandview Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Elkhorn Ridge Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Kiewit Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- Elkhorn South High SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Elkhorn High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Millard North High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68118 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68118 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 68118 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68118
Is 68118 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68118 ranks 496th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, state finances, 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 68118 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,779. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $145,655 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 68118 safe?
Yes, 68118 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare 68118 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68118. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68118 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.
68118 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68118: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68118: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68118: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68118: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68118 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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