Best PlacesBrady, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brady, 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.
Brady ranks 24,039th 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 Brady
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.
Brady's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brady ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 81% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 121 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
Where Brady ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Brady
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brady home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,507, 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 Brady's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Brady
Brady runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brady.
Who works in Brady, and how
Work in Brady centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Brady
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brady.
What the weather is like in Brady, month by month
Brady sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 12° |
| April | 68° | 49° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 61° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Brady
The nearest airport, North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 233 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brady
Schools across Brady average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arnold Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Dudley Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Brady Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Arnold High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Gothenburg Secondary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Brady High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brady school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brady 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 Brady against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brady
Is Brady a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brady ranks 24,039th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brady expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,047. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $71,507 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Brady safe?
Yes, Brady is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Brady with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brady. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brady 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.
Brady detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brady: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brady: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brady: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brady: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brady 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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