Best PlacesBruno, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bruno, 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.
Bruno ranks 24,143rd 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 Bruno
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.
Bruno's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bruno ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 72% of towns
Where Bruno ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bruno
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bruno home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,575, 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 Bruno's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bruno
Bruno's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bruno.
Who works in Bruno, and how
Work in Bruno centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bruno
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bruno.
What the weather is like in Bruno, month by month
Bruno sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Bruno
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bruno
Schools across Bruno average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elementary School At BrainardA · 65% proficient
- Elementary School At DwightB · 50% proficient
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Schuyler Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- West Harrison Middle School/high SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- High School At BrainardB · 48% proficient
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bruno school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bruno 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 Bruno against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bruno
Is Bruno a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bruno ranks 24,143rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on internet speeds and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bruno expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,104. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,575 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Bruno safe?
Bruno is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $490 per resident a year.
Compare Bruno with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bruno. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bruno 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.
Bruno detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bruno: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bruno: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bruno: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bruno: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bruno 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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