Best PlacesManley, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Manley, 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.
Manley ranks 8,165th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Manley
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.
Manley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Manley ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$101,675 median, better than 86% of towns
Where Manley ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Manley
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Manley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,675, 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 Manley's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Manley
Manley runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Manley.
Who works in Manley, and how
Work in Manley centers on education and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Manley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Manley.
What the weather is like in Manley, month by month
Manley sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Manley
Eppley Airfield sits about 29 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 Manley
Schools across Manley average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elmwood-murdock Elem SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Louisville Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Weeping Water Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Louisville Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Weeping Water Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmwood-murdock Jr/sr High SchA− · 62% proficient
- Weeping Water High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Louisville High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manley 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 Manley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Manley
Is Manley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manley ranks 8,165th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,277. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $101,675 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Manley safe?
Yes, Manley is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Manley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manley 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.
Manley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manley 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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