Best PlacesWoods Park, Lincoln, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woods Park, Lincoln, 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.
Woods Park, Lincoln ranks 2,392nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Woods Park, Lincoln
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.
Woods Park, Lincoln's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woods Park, Lincoln ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Woods Park, Lincoln ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Household income$53,017 median, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Woods Park, Lincoln
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woods Park, Lincoln home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,017, 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 Woods Park, Lincoln's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 Woods Park, Lincoln
Woods Park, Lincoln runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Woods Park, Lincoln.
Who works in Woods Park, Lincoln, and how
Work in Woods Park, Lincoln centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Woods Park, Lincoln
Woods Park, Lincoln has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Woods Park, Lincoln and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woods Park, Lincoln, month by month
Woods Park, Lincoln sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 26° | 15° |
| April | 69° | 53° | 38° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 55° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Woods Park, Lincoln
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Woods Park, Lincoln
Schools across Woods Park, Lincoln average a B−, better than 63% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Randolph Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Prescott Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Elliott Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Irving Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Lefler Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Culler Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Lincoln Northeast High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woods Park, Lincoln school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woods Park, Lincoln 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 Woods Park, Lincoln against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Woods Park, Lincoln
Is Woods Park, Lincoln a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woods Park, Lincoln ranks 2,392nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woods Park, Lincoln expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,191. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $53,017 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Woods Park, Lincoln safe?
Yes, Woods Park, Lincoln is safer than 63% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Woods Park, Lincoln with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woods Park, Lincoln. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woods Park, Lincoln 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.
Woods Park, Lincoln detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woods Park, Lincoln: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woods Park, Lincoln: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woods Park, Lincoln: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woods Park, Lincoln: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woods Park, Lincoln 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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