Best PlacesBartlett, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bartlett, 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.
Bartlett ranks 22,092nd of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Bartlett
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.
Bartlett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bartlett ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
Where Bartlett ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bartlett
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bartlett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,314, 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 Bartlett's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Bartlett
Bartlett 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 Bartlett.
Who works in Bartlett, and how
Work in Bartlett centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Bartlett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bartlett.
What the weather is like in Bartlett, month by month
Bartlett sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Bartlett
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bartlett
Schools across Bartlett average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elgin Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Chambers Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Wheeler Central Elementary #45D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Wheeler Central HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Elgin High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Chambers High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bartlett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bartlett 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 Bartlett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bartlett
Is Bartlett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bartlett ranks 22,092nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bartlett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,010. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,314 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Bartlett safe?
Bartlett is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 per resident a year.
Compare Bartlett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bartlett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bartlett 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.
Bartlett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bartlett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bartlett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bartlett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bartlett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bartlett 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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