Best PlacesBeemer, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beemer, 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.
Beemer ranks 10,672nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beemer
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.
Beemer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beemer ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 81% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Beemer ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 28% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beemer
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beemer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,711, 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 Beemer's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Beemer
Beemer 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 Beemer.
Who works in Beemer, and how
Work in Beemer centers on manufacturing 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 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Beemer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beemer.
What the weather is like in Beemer, month by month
Beemer sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Beemer
The nearest airport, Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beemer
Schools across Beemer average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pender Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Westwood Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Whiting Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Monona Middle SchA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Westwood High SchoolA · 76% proficient
- West Monona High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Pender High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beemer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beemer 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 Beemer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beemer
Is Beemer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beemer ranks 10,672nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beemer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,937. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $77,711 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Beemer safe?
Beemer is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare Beemer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beemer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beemer 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.
Beemer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beemer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beemer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beemer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beemer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beemer 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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