Best PlacesWinnetoon, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winnetoon, 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.
Winnetoon ranks 21,894th 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 Winnetoon
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.
Winnetoon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winnetoon ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Winnetoon ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winnetoon
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winnetoon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,463, 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 Winnetoon's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winnetoon
Winnetoon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winnetoon.
Who works in Winnetoon, and how
Work in Winnetoon centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. 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 Winnetoon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winnetoon.
What the weather is like in Winnetoon, month by month
Winnetoon sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | 15° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Winnetoon
The nearest airport, Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field, is about 84 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winnetoon
Schools across Winnetoon average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Creighton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Akron Westfield Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bloomfield Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Creighton Community High SchB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winnetoon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winnetoon 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 Winnetoon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winnetoon
Is Winnetoon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winnetoon ranks 21,894th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winnetoon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,467. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $60,463 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Winnetoon safe?
Yes, Winnetoon is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $247 per resident a year.
Compare Winnetoon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winnetoon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winnetoon 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.
Winnetoon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winnetoon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winnetoon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winnetoon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winnetoon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winnetoon 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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