Best PlacesBingham, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bingham, 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.
Bingham ranks 38,183rd 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 Bingham
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.
Bingham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bingham ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute22.4 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
Where Bingham ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bingham
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bingham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,096, 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 Bingham's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bingham
Bingham 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 Bingham.
Who works in Bingham, and how
Work in Bingham centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Bingham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bingham.
What the weather is like in Bingham, month by month
Bingham sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Bingham
The nearest airport, Alliance Municipal, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bingham
Schools across Bingham average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hyannis Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Garden County Elementary SchB · 45% proficient
- Julesburg Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Hyannis High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Garden County Junior/senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Julesburg High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bingham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bingham 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 Bingham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bingham
Is Bingham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bingham ranks 38,183rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, the weather, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bingham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,569. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $66,096 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Bingham safe?
Bingham is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $654 per resident a year.
Compare Bingham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bingham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bingham 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.
Bingham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bingham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bingham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bingham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bingham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bingham 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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