Best Places68346, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68346, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
68346 ranks 7,107th 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 68346
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.
68346's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68346 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$117,516 median, better than 89% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 68346 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68346
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68346 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,516, 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 68346's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 68346
68346 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 68346.
Who works in 68346, and how
Work in 68346 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 68346
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 68346.
What the weather is like in 68346, month by month
68346 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 68346
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 68346
Schools across 68346 average a B−, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Elementary School At SyracuseB+ · 55% proficient
- Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middle School At SyracuseA · 62% proficient
- Hamburg Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Nebraska City Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Sidney High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- High School At SyracuseA− · 60% proficient
- Nebraska City High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68346 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68346 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 68346 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68346
Is 68346 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68346 ranks 7,107th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 68346 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,034. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $117,516 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 68346 safe?
Yes, 68346 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare 68346 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68346. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68346 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.
68346 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68346: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68346: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68346: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68346: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68346 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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