Best PlacesChappell, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chappell, 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.
Chappell ranks 26,438th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chappell
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.
Chappell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chappell ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
Where Chappell ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chappell
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chappell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,136, 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 Chappell's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chappell
Chappell 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 Chappell.
Who works in Chappell, and how
Work in Chappell centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Chappell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chappell.
What the weather is like in Chappell, month by month
Chappell sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 26° | 13° |
| April | 65° | 46° | 30° |
| July | 92° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 66° | 48° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Chappell
The nearest airport, Alliance Municipal, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chappell
Schools across Chappell average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- So Platte Elem At Big SpringsD+ · 25% proficient
- Creek Valley Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- South Platte High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Creek Valley High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chappell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chappell 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 Chappell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chappell
Is Chappell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chappell ranks 26,438th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and walkability, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chappell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,814. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $70,136 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Chappell safe?
Chappell is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Chappell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chappell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chappell 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.
Chappell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chappell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chappell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chappell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chappell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chappell 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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