Best PlacesBurt County, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Burt County, 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.
Burt County ranks 1,105th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burt County
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.
Burt County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burt County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of counties
- School gradeB, better than 78% of counties
Where Burt County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 34% of counties
- TransitBetter than only 35% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 36% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Burt County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burt County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,284, 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 Burt County's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burt County
Burt County 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 Burt County.
Who works in Burt County, and how
Work in Burt County centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Burt County
Burt County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of counties and more parkland per resident than 96% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Burt County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Burt County growing, and who is moving in?
Burt County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dodge County, NE.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Burt County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Burt County, month by month
Burt County sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | 15° |
| April | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Burt County
The nearest airport, Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burt County
Schools across Burt County average a B, better than 78% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Logan View ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Elementary School At TekamahB · 50% proficient
- Oakland Craig ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakland Craig Junior-senior HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Northeast Secondary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Bancroft-rosalie Jr/sr High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burt County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burt County 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 Burt County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Burt County
Is Burt County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burt County ranks 1,105th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and health care access, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burt County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,426. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $64,284 median income, cost of living beats 40% of counties.
Is Burt County safe?
Yes, Burt County is safer than 65% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Burt County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burt County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burt County 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.
Burt County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burt County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burt County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burt County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burt County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burt County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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