Best PlacesElyria, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elyria, 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.
Elyria ranks 19,354th 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 Elyria
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.
Elyria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elyria ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 126 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
Where Elyria ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elyria
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elyria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,468, 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 Elyria's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Elyria
Elyria runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elyria.
Who works in Elyria, and how
Work in Elyria centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Elyria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elyria.
What the weather is like in Elyria, month by month
Elyria sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Elyria
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elyria
Schools across Elyria average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Burwell Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Burwell Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- West High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elyria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elyria 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 Elyria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elyria
Is Elyria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elyria ranks 19,354th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elyria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,156. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $73,468 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Elyria safe?
Elyria is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Elyria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elyria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elyria 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.
Elyria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elyria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elyria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elyria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elyria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elyria 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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