Best PlacesNorthwest Omaha, Omaha, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northwest Omaha, Omaha, 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.
Northwest Omaha, Omaha ranks 1,689th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northwest Omaha, 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.
Northwest Omaha, Omaha's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northwest Omaha, Omaha ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Northwest Omaha, Omaha ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 49 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northwest Omaha, Omaha
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northwest Omaha, Omaha home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,830, 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 Northwest Omaha, Omaha's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northwest Omaha, Omaha
Northwest Omaha, Omaha runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northwest Omaha, Omaha.
Who works in Northwest Omaha, Omaha, and how
Work in Northwest Omaha, Omaha centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Northwest Omaha, Omaha
Northwest Omaha, Omaha has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Northwest Omaha, Omaha and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northwest Omaha, Omaha, month by month
Northwest Omaha, Omaha sees roughly 49 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Northwest Omaha, Omaha
Eppley Airfield sits about 11 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 Northwest Omaha, Omaha
Schools across Northwest Omaha, Omaha average a C, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ezra Millard Elementary SchA · 70% proficient
- Wilson Focus SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Fullerton Magnet CenterB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kiewit Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Alice Buffett Magnet Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Alfonza W Davis Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Millard North High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Burke High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Northwest High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northwest Omaha, Omaha school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northwest Omaha, 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 Northwest Omaha, Omaha against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Northwest Omaha, Omaha suits
Families
Schools land around the 39th percentile and crime safety beats 88%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of neighborhoods and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Northwest Omaha, Omaha
Is Northwest Omaha, Omaha a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northwest Omaha, Omaha ranks 1,689th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northwest Omaha, Omaha expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,066. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $93,830 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest Omaha, Omaha safe?
Yes, Northwest Omaha, Omaha is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Northwest Omaha, Omaha?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 19. That works out to about 49 pleasant days a year, more than 0% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest Omaha, Omaha good for families?
Schools beat 39% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,085 a month.
Compare Northwest Omaha, Omaha with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northwest Omaha, Omaha. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northwest Omaha, 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.
Northwest Omaha, Omaha detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northwest Omaha, Omaha: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northwest Omaha, Omaha: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northwest Omaha, Omaha: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northwest Omaha, Omaha: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northwest Omaha, 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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