Best PlacesDahlman, Omaha, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dahlman, Omaha, 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.
Dahlman, Omaha ranks 2,308th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dahlman, Omaha
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.
Dahlman, Omaha's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dahlman, Omaha ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Dahlman, Omaha ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Dahlman, Omaha
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dahlman, Omaha home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,754, 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 Dahlman, Omaha's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 Dahlman, Omaha
Dahlman, Omaha runs younger 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 Dahlman, Omaha.
Who works in Dahlman, Omaha, and how
Work in Dahlman, Omaha centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Dahlman, Omaha
Dahlman, Omaha has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Dahlman, Omaha and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dahlman, Omaha, month by month
Dahlman, Omaha sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 68° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Dahlman, Omaha
Eppley Airfield sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Dahlman, Omaha
Schools across Dahlman, Omaha average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Focus SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- King Science/tech Magnet Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- South High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dahlman, Omaha school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dahlman, Omaha 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 Dahlman, Omaha against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Dahlman, Omaha
Is Dahlman, Omaha a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dahlman, Omaha ranks 2,308th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on property taxes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dahlman, Omaha expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,557. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $76,754 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Dahlman, Omaha safe?
Dahlman, Omaha is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Dahlman, Omaha with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dahlman, Omaha. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dahlman, Omaha 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.
Dahlman, Omaha detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dahlman, Omaha: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dahlman, Omaha: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dahlman, Omaha: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dahlman, Omaha: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dahlman, Omaha 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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