Best Places68760, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68760, 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.
68760 ranks 25,350th 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 68760
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.
68760's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68760 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 68760 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68760
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68760 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,386, 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 68760's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 68760
68760 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 68760.
Who works in 68760, and how
Work in 68760 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 68760
68760 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 68760 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 68760, month by month
68760 sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 13° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 68760
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 82 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around 68760
Schools across 68760 average a C, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Creighton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Akron Westfield Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bloomfield Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Creighton Community High SchB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68760 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68760 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 68760 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68760
Is 68760 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68760 ranks 25,350th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 68760 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,596. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $56,386 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 68760 safe?
68760 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $731 per resident a year.
Compare 68760 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68760. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68760 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.
68760 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68760: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68760: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68760: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68760: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68760 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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