Best PlacesSwedehome, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swedehome, 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.
Swedehome ranks 18,772nd 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 Swedehome
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.
Swedehome's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swedehome ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of towns
Where Swedehome ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swedehome
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swedehome home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,743, 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 Swedehome's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 Swedehome
Swedehome 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 Swedehome.
Who works in Swedehome, and how
Work in Swedehome centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Swedehome
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swedehome.
What the weather is like in Swedehome, month by month
Swedehome sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Swedehome
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swedehome
Schools across Swedehome average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cross County Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Osceola Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- High Plains Community Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cross County Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Osceola Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Osceola High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- West Harrison Middle School/high SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Cross County High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swedehome school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swedehome 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 Swedehome against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swedehome
Is Swedehome a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swedehome ranks 18,772nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swedehome expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,133. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,743 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Swedehome safe?
Yes, Swedehome is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare Swedehome with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swedehome. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swedehome 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.
Swedehome detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swedehome: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swedehome: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swedehome: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swedehome: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swedehome 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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