Best PlacesWeeping Water, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weeping Water, 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.
Weeping Water ranks 8,874th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Weeping Water
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.
Weeping Water's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weeping Water ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Weeping Water ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 33% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weeping Water
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weeping Water home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,785, 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 Weeping Water's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Weeping Water
Weeping Water runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Weeping Water.
Who works in Weeping Water, and how
Work in Weeping Water centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Weeping Water
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Weeping Water.
What the weather is like in Weeping Water, month by month
Weeping Water sees roughly 61 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° | 68° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Weeping Water
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weeping Water
Schools across Weeping Water average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elmwood-murdock Elem SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Elementary School At SyracuseB+ · 55% proficient
- Weeping Water Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middle School At SyracuseA · 62% proficient
- Weeping Water Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmwood-murdock Jr/sr High SchA− · 62% proficient
- High School At SyracuseA− · 60% proficient
- Weeping Water High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weeping Water school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weeping Water 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 Weeping Water against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weeping Water
Is Weeping Water a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weeping Water ranks 8,874th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weeping Water expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,650. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $83,785 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Weeping Water safe?
Yes, Weeping Water is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Weeping Water with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weeping Water. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weeping Water 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.
Weeping Water detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weeping Water: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weeping Water: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weeping Water: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weeping Water: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weeping Water 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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