Best PlacesAvoca, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Avoca, 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.
Avoca ranks 9,606th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Avoca
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.
Avoca's strengths and weaknesses
Where Avoca ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
Where Avoca ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Avoca
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Avoca home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,511, 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 Avoca's effective rate of 1.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Avoca
Avoca runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Avoca.
Who works in Avoca, and how
Work in Avoca centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Avoca
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Avoca.
What the weather is like in Avoca, month by month
Avoca sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Avoca
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Avoca
Schools across Avoca average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elmwood-murdock Elem SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Conestoga Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Elementary School At SyracuseB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middle School At SyracuseA · 62% proficient
- Weeping Water Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmwood-murdock Jr/sr High SchA− · 62% proficient
- High School At SyracuseA− · 60% proficient
- Weeping Water High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Avoca school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Avoca 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 Avoca against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Avoca
Is Avoca a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Avoca ranks 9,606th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Avoca expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,008. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $85,511 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Avoca safe?
Yes, Avoca is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
Compare Avoca with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Avoca. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Avoca 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.
Avoca detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Avoca: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Avoca: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Avoca: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Avoca: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Avoca 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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