Best PlacesWellfleet, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wellfleet, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wellfleet ranks 16,258th 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 Wellfleet
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.
Wellfleet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wellfleet ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute19.9 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
Where Wellfleet ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wellfleet
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wellfleet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,676, 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 Wellfleet's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 Wellfleet
Wellfleet runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wellfleet.
Who works in Wellfleet, and how
Work in Wellfleet centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wellfleet
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wellfleet.
What the weather is like in Wellfleet, month by month
Wellfleet sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 12° |
| April | 68° | 49° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 61° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Wellfleet
The nearest airport, North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 219 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wellfleet
Schools across Wellfleet average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Almena ElemA+ · 75% proficient
- Medicine Valley ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Hayes Center Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Maywood High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Julesburg High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Wallace High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wellfleet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wellfleet
Is Wellfleet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wellfleet ranks 16,258th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wellfleet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,640. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,676 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Wellfleet safe?
Yes, Wellfleet is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Wellfleet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wellfleet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wellfleet 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.
Wellfleet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wellfleet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wellfleet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wellfleet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wellfleet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wellfleet 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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