Best Places68376, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68376, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
68376 ranks 27,565th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 68376
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.
68376's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68376 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Short commute22.4 minutes each way, better than 73% of zip codes
Where 68376 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$51,708 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68376
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68376 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,708, 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 68376's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 68376
68376 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 68376.
Who works in 68376, and how
Work in 68376 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 68376
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 68376.
What the weather is like in 68376, month by month
68376 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 68376
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around 68376
Schools across 68376 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Elementary School At JohnsonA · 70% proficient
- Htrs Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Pawnee City Elementary SchC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Htrs Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- High School At JohnsonA · 70% proficient
- Htrs High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Pawnee City Secondary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68376 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68376 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 68376 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68376
Is 68376 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68376 ranks 27,565th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on crime and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 68376 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,650. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $51,708 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 68376 safe?
68376 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $902 per resident a year.
Compare 68376 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68376. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68376 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.
68376 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68376: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68376: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68376: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68376: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68376 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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