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Addison Township vs Eastern Township

Next-door neighbors in Knox County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.1× in Addison Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Addison Township).

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Addison Township, NEA small town of 70Knox County · 70 people
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Eastern Township, NEA small town of 163Knox County · 163 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Addison TownshipA small town of 70
Quiet strengthsAddison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Addison Township →
Eastern TownshipA small town of 163
Quiet strengthsEastern Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eastern Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker11.1×
Addison Township is more of a job hub
Addison Township 1.44Eastern Township 0.13
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Addison Township
Addison Township $5,526Eastern Township $2,633
Bachelor’s degree++44 pts
More adults in Eastern Township have a degree
Eastern Township 49%Addison Township 5%
Typical home built33 yrs
Addison Township’s homes are older
Eastern Township 1971Addison Township 1938
Median age9.2 yrs
Addison Township skews older
Addison Township 66Eastern Township 56.8
Size2.3×
Eastern Township is the bigger place
Eastern Township 163Addison Township 70
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Addison Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 2.95% · Housing →
Eastern Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Addison Township and Eastern Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Addison Township and Eastern Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Addison TownshipEastern TownshipAddison TownshipEastern Township
Addison Township ↔ Eastern Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Addison TownshipEastern Township
Snow a year42″38″
January low—10°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th58th
Community
Addison TownshipEastern Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Addison TownshipEastern Township
People
Population 70Lowest 163Highest
Median age 66±7Highest 77% above NE 56.8±1.7Lowest 53% above NE
Kids under 18 0%±40.4Lowest NE: 24.5% 4.9%±17.3Highest NE: 24.5%
Eastern Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 61.4%±44.1Highest NE: 16.7% 23.3%±18.2Lowest NE: 16.7%
Addison Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5%Lowest NE: 34.6% 49%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20.2 NE: 6.6% 0%±8.7 NE: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,500±$35kLowest 35% below NE $84,688±$44kHighest 11% above NE
Eastern Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$10kLowest 21% below NE $218,800±$70kHighest 8% below NE
Eastern Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,526Highest 56% above NE $2,633Lowest 26% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 NE: 45.1%
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest NE: 10.6% 9.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Lowest NE: 66.5% 81.6%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1971Highest 4 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 15% below NE
Work from home 50%±32.5Highest NE: 11% 17.8%±18.3Lowest NE: 11%
Addison Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.7%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (20%)Yankton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eastern TownshipFew work in Addison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.5Highest
Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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