Best PlacesBurchard, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burchard, 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.
Burchard ranks 36,771st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burchard
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.
Burchard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burchard ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
Where Burchard ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 45 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burchard
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burchard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,750, 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 Burchard's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burchard
Burchard 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 Burchard.
Who works in Burchard, and how
Work in Burchard centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Burchard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burchard.
What the weather is like in Burchard, month by month
Burchard sees roughly 45 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Burchard
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burchard
Schools across Burchard average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Htrs Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Pawnee City Elementary SchC+ · 38% proficient
- Lewiston Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Htrs Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Htrs High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Pawnee City Secondary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Southern Jr-sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burchard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burchard 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 Burchard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burchard
Is Burchard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burchard ranks 36,771st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a stable housing market, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather 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 Burchard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,800. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $68,750 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Burchard safe?
Burchard is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare Burchard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burchard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burchard 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.
Burchard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burchard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burchard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burchard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burchard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burchard 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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