Best PlacesRepublic, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Republic, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Republic ranks 36,315th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Republic
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.
Republic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Republic ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
Where Republic ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Republic
A household needs to earn about $13,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Republic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,948, 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 Republic'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Republic
Republic 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 Republic.
Who works in Republic, and how
Work in Republic centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Republic
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Republic.
What the weather is like in Republic, month by month
Republic sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Republic
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Republic
Schools across Republic average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pike Valley ElemA− · 60% proficient
- Belleville East ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pike Valley Jr HighD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Pike Valley HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Republic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Republic 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 Republic against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Republic
Is Republic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Republic ranks 36,315th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on civic engagement and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Republic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $45,282. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,948 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Republic safe?
Republic is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $566 per resident a year.
Compare Republic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Republic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Republic 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.
Republic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Republic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Republic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Republic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Republic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Republic 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.