Best PlacesParkview, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkview, 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.
Parkview ranks 30,500th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parkview
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.
Parkview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkview ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute15.1 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
Where Parkview ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parkview
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,988; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Parkview's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 Parkview
Parkview runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parkview.
Who works in Parkview, and how
Work in Parkview centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Parkview
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parkview.
What the weather is like in Parkview, month by month
Parkview sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 68° | 51° | 36° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 53° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Parkview
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parkview
Schools across Parkview average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Hollow SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Doniphan-trumbull ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- 1r ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central City Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Barr Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Walnut Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Doniphan-trumbull SecondaryB · 48% proficient
- Northwest High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Grand Island Senior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkview 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 Parkview against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parkview
Is Parkview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkview ranks 30,500th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,153. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,988 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Parkview safe?
Parkview is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
Compare Parkview with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkview 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.
Parkview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkview 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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