Best PlacesObert, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Obert, 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.
Obert ranks 17,749th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Obert
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.
Obert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Obert ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
Where Obert ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Obert
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Obert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,373, 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 Obert's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Obert
Obert runs older 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 Obert.
Who works in Obert, and how
Work in Obert centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Obert
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Obert.
What the weather is like in Obert, month by month
Obert sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 13° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Obert
The nearest airport, Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Obert
Schools across Obert average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Laurel-concord-coleridge Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Riverside Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Akron Westfield Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Laurel-concord-coleridge Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Wynot Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Wynot High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Laurel-concord-coleridge High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Obert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Obert 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 Obert against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Obert
Is Obert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Obert ranks 17,749th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Obert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,613. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $73,373 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Obert safe?
Obert is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Obert with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Obert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Obert 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.
Obert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Obert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Obert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Obert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Obert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Obert 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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