Best PlacesRoseland, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roseland, 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.
Roseland ranks 9,958th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roseland
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.
Roseland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roseland ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
Where Roseland ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roseland
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roseland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,818, 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 Roseland's effective rate of 1.39%, 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 Roseland
Roseland's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Roseland.
Who works in Roseland, and how
Work in Roseland centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Roseland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roseland.
What the weather is like in Roseland, month by month
Roseland sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Roseland
The nearest airport, Kearney Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roseland
Schools across Roseland average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blue Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Rock Hills Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Kenesaw Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Kenesaw Secondary SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Blue Hill High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Adams Central Jr-sr High SchB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roseland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roseland 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 Roseland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roseland
Is Roseland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roseland ranks 9,958th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roseland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,625. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $87,818 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Roseland safe?
Yes, Roseland is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Roseland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roseland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roseland 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.
Roseland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roseland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roseland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roseland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roseland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roseland 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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