Best PlacesWolbach, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolbach, 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.
Wolbach ranks 15,746th 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 Wolbach
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.
Wolbach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolbach ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
Where Wolbach ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolbach
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolbach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,359, 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 Wolbach's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 Wolbach
Wolbach runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wolbach.
Who works in Wolbach, and how
Work in Wolbach centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Wolbach
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wolbach.
What the weather is like in Wolbach, month by month
Wolbach sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Wolbach
The nearest airport, Central Nebraska Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolbach
Schools across Wolbach average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Palmer Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- St Paul Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sergeant Bluff-luton Middle SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- West Monona Middle SchA · 60% proficient
- West Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Sergeant Bluff-luton Senior High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- West Harrison Middle School/high SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Wheeler Central HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolbach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolbach 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 Wolbach against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolbach
Is Wolbach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolbach ranks 15,746th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolbach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,231. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $75,359 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Wolbach safe?
Yes, Wolbach is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Wolbach with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolbach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolbach 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.
Wolbach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolbach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolbach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolbach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolbach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolbach 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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