Best PlacesRoscoe, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roscoe, 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.
Roscoe ranks 31,866th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roscoe
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.
Roscoe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roscoe ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
Where Roscoe ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roscoe
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roscoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,332, 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 Roscoe's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 Roscoe
Roscoe 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 Roscoe.
Who works in Roscoe, and how
Work in Roscoe centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Roscoe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roscoe.
What the weather is like in Roscoe, month by month
Roscoe sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 26° | 13° |
| April | 68° | 49° | 32° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 61° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Roscoe
The nearest airport, North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roscoe
Schools across Roscoe average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perkins County Elementary SchB+ · 55% proficient
- Paxton Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Prairie View SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Perkins County Junior- Senior High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Ogallala High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Paxton High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roscoe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roscoe 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 Roscoe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roscoe
Is Roscoe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roscoe ranks 31,866th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover 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 Roscoe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,826. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $63,332 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Roscoe safe?
Roscoe is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $424 per resident a year.
Compare Roscoe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roscoe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roscoe 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.
Roscoe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roscoe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roscoe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roscoe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roscoe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roscoe 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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