Best Places68882, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 68882, 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.
68882 ranks 12,941st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 68882
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.
68882's strengths and weaknesses
Where 68882 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 68882 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 68882
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 68882 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,142, 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 68882's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 68882
68882 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 68882.
Who works in 68882, and how
Work in 68882 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 68882
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 68882.
What the weather is like in 68882, month by month
68882 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of 68882
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around 68882
Schools across 68882 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Palmer Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- St Paul Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- West Harrison ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sergeant Bluff-luton Middle SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- West Monona Middle SchA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Sergeant Bluff-luton Senior High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- West Harrison Middle School/high SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Wheeler Central HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 68882 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
68882 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 68882 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 68882
Is 68882 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 68882 ranks 12,941st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on internet speeds 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 68882 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,522. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $75,142 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 68882 safe?
Yes, 68882 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare 68882 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 68882. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 68882 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.
68882 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 68882: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 68882: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 68882: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 68882: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
68882 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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