Best PlacesTecumseh, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tecumseh, 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.
Tecumseh ranks 36,941st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tecumseh
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.
Tecumseh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tecumseh ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Tecumseh ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tecumseh
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tecumseh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,431, 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 Tecumseh's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tecumseh
Tecumseh'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 Tecumseh.
Who works in Tecumseh, and how
Work in Tecumseh centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Tecumseh
Tecumseh has more parkland per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Tecumseh and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tecumseh, month by month
Tecumseh sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Tecumseh
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tecumseh
Schools across Tecumseh average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elementary School At JohnsonA · 70% proficient
- Rock Port Elem.A · 65% proficient
- Johnson Co Central El-tecumsehB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamburg Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Htrs Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- High School At JohnsonA · 70% proficient
- High School At SyracuseA− · 60% proficient
- Rock Port HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tecumseh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tecumseh
Is Tecumseh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tecumseh ranks 36,941st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tecumseh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,275. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $50,431 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Tecumseh safe?
Yes, Tecumseh is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $272 per resident a year.
Compare Tecumseh with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tecumseh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tecumseh 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.
Tecumseh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tecumseh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tecumseh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tecumseh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tecumseh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tecumseh 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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