Best PlacesFamily Acres, Lincoln, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Family Acres, Lincoln, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Family Acres, Lincoln ranks 66th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Family Acres, Lincoln
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.
Family Acres, Lincoln's strengths and weaknesses
Where Family Acres, Lincoln ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Family Acres, Lincoln ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Family Acres, Lincoln
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Family Acres, Lincoln home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,162, 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 Family Acres, Lincoln's effective rate of 1.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Family Acres, Lincoln
Family Acres, Lincoln runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Family Acres, Lincoln.
Who works in Family Acres, Lincoln, and how
Work in Family Acres, Lincoln centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Family Acres, Lincoln
Family Acres, Lincoln has more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Family Acres, Lincoln and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Family Acres, Lincoln, month by month
Family Acres, Lincoln sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 68° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Family Acres, Lincoln
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Family Acres, Lincoln
Schools across Family Acres, Lincoln average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- West Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Wysong ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
- Humann Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenwood Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Lux Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Pound Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln East High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Sidney High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Norris High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Family Acres, Lincoln school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Family Acres, Lincoln 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 Family Acres, Lincoln against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Family Acres, Lincoln
Is Family Acres, Lincoln a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Family Acres, Lincoln ranks 66th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, health care access, and low crime, and lowest on distance from a big city and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Family Acres, Lincoln expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $412,709. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $119,162 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Family Acres, Lincoln safe?
Yes, Family Acres, Lincoln is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Family Acres, Lincoln with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Family Acres, Lincoln. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Family Acres, Lincoln 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.
Family Acres, Lincoln detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Family Acres, Lincoln: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Family Acres, Lincoln: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Family Acres, Lincoln: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Family Acres, Lincoln: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Family Acres, Lincoln 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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