Best PlacesCreighton, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Creighton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Creighton ranks 13,444th 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 Creighton
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.
Creighton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Creighton ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
Where Creighton ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
- Household income$58,549 median, better than only 25% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Creighton
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Creighton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,549, 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 Creighton's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Creighton
Creighton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Creighton.
Who works in Creighton, and how
Work in Creighton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Creighton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Creighton.
What the weather is like in Creighton, month by month
Creighton sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 13° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Creighton
The nearest airport, Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Creighton
Schools across Creighton average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Plainview Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Creighton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Bloomfield Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Plainview Secondary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Creighton Community High SchB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Creighton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Creighton 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 Creighton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Creighton
Is Creighton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Creighton ranks 13,444th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and low crime, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Creighton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,303. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $58,549 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Creighton safe?
Yes, Creighton is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Creighton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Creighton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Creighton 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.
Creighton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Creighton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Creighton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Creighton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Creighton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Creighton 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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