Best PlacesSouth 48th Street, Lincoln, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South 48th Street, Lincoln, 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.
South 48th Street, Lincoln ranks 1,648th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 South 48th Street, Lincoln
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.
South 48th Street, Lincoln's strengths and weaknesses
Where South 48th Street, Lincoln ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where South 48th Street, Lincoln ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Household income$60,657 median, better than only 28% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South 48th Street, Lincoln
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South 48th Street, Lincoln home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,657, 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 South 48th Street, Lincoln's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 South 48th Street, Lincoln
South 48th Street, Lincoln runs younger 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 South 48th Street, Lincoln.
Who works in South 48th Street, Lincoln, and how
Work in South 48th Street, Lincoln centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in South 48th Street, Lincoln
South 48th Street, Lincoln has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of South 48th Street, Lincoln and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South 48th Street, Lincoln, month by month
South 48th Street, Lincoln sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 68° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South 48th Street, Lincoln
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around South 48th Street, Lincoln
Schools across South 48th Street, Lincoln average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Humann Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Zeman Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Eastridge Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pound Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Lefler Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln East High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Lincoln Southeast High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South 48th Street, Lincoln school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South 48th Street, Lincoln 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 South 48th Street, Lincoln against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South 48th Street, Lincoln
Is South 48th Street, Lincoln a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South 48th Street, Lincoln ranks 1,648th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on distance from a big city and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South 48th Street, Lincoln expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,364. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,657 median income, cost of living beats 41% of neighborhoods.
Is South 48th Street, Lincoln safe?
Yes, South 48th Street, Lincoln is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare South 48th Street, Lincoln with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South 48th Street, Lincoln. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South 48th Street, Lincoln 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.
South 48th Street, Lincoln detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South 48th Street, Lincoln: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South 48th Street, Lincoln: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South 48th Street, Lincoln: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South 48th Street, Lincoln: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South 48th Street, Lincoln 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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