Best Places68467, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68467, 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.
68467 ranks 10,195th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 68467
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.
68467's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68467 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute10.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 68467 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68467
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68467 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,663, 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 68467's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 68467
68467's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 68467.
Who works in 68467, and how
Work in 68467 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 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 68467
68467 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 68467 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 68467, month by month
68467 sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 68467
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around 68467
Schools across 68467 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cross County Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Heartland Community ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Centennial Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- York Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Cross County Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Heartland Community High SchA− · 62% proficient
- Exeter-milligan High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Centennial Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68467 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68467 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 68467 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68467
Is 68467 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68467 ranks 10,195th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on noise and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 68467 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,281. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $68,663 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 68467 safe?
Yes, 68467 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare 68467 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68467. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68467 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.
68467 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68467: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68467: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68467: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68467: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68467 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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