Best PlacesWeston, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weston, 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.
Weston ranks 14,152nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Weston
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.
Weston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weston ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Weston ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weston
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,188, 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 Weston's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 Weston
Weston runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Weston.
Who works in Weston, and how
Work in Weston centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Weston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Weston.
What the weather is like in Weston, month by month
Weston sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Weston
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weston
Schools across Weston average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elementary School At DwightB · 50% proficient
- Elementary Sch At ValparaisoB · 48% proficient
- Wahoo Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wahoo Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Intermediate School At Jr/sr High SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Wahoo High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- High School At BrainardB · 48% proficient
- Secondary Sch At RaymondB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weston 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 Weston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weston
Is Weston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weston ranks 14,152nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and state infrastructure, and lowest on internet speeds and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,149. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $90,188 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Weston safe?
Yes, Weston is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Weston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weston 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.
Weston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weston 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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