Best Places69339, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 69339, 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.
69339 ranks 19,686th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 69339
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.
69339's strengths and weaknesses
Where 69339 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 69339 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 69339
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 69339 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,591, 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 69339's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 69339
69339 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 69339.
Who works in 69339, and how
Work in 69339 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 69339
69339 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 69339 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 69339, month by month
69339 sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 25° | 12° |
| April | 64° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 95° | 76° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 69339
The nearest airport, Alliance Municipal, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around 69339
Schools across 69339 average a B+, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hemingford Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Crawford Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Chadron IntermediateC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chadron Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Chadron Senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Crawford High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Hemingford High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 69339 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
69339 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 69339 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 69339
Is 69339 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 69339 ranks 19,686th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 69339 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,857. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $62,591 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 69339 safe?
69339 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $502 per resident a year.
Compare 69339 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 69339. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 69339 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.
69339 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 69339: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 69339: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 69339: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 69339: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
69339 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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