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Addison Township vs Herrick Township

Next-door neighbors in Knox County. The biggest differences: typical home built (60 yrs in Addison Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+28.3 pts in Herrick Township).

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Addison Township, NEA small town of 70Knox County · 70 people
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Herrick Township, NEAn outdoors townKnox County · 96 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 →
Herrick TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.6% conserved land0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Herrick 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.

Typical home built60 yrs
Addison Township’s homes are older
Herrick Township 1998Addison Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++28.3 pts
More adults in Herrick Township have a degree
Herrick Township 33.3%Addison Township 5%
Conserved land+26.6 pts
Herrick Township has more conserved land
Herrick Township 26.6%Addison Township 0%
Street grid2.3×
Herrick Township has the more walkable street grid
Herrick Township 3.0Addison Township 1.3
Jobs per worker2.2×
Addison Township is more of a job hub
Addison Township 1.44Herrick Township 0.66
Homeowners+9.7 pts renters
Herrick Township has more renters
Addison Township 78.3%Herrick Township 68.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,030 more a month in Herrick Township

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 →
Herrick Township$2,470/mo
Typical home $367K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,030 a month, about $12,400 a year, between Herrick Township and Addison 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 Herrick Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Addison TownshipHerrick TownshipAddison TownshipHerrick Township
Addison Township ↔ Herrick Township4.5 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 TownshipHerrick Township
Snow a year42″38″
January low—10°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th58th
Outdoors & history
Addison TownshipHerrick Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—26.6%
Community
Addison TownshipHerrick 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 TownshipHerrick Township
People
Population 70Lowest 96Highest
Median age 66±7Highest 77% above NE 41.4±36.7Lowest 11% above NE
Addison Township and Herrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±40.4Lowest NE: 24.5% 27.1%±29.4Highest NE: 24.5%
Herrick 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% 26%±29.7Lowest NE: 16.7%
Addison Township and Herrick 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% 33.3%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20.2Lowest NE: 6.6% 19.8%±23Highest NE: 6.6%
Herrick Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,500±$35kLowest 35% below NE $68,125±$29kHighest 11% below NE
Herrick 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 $366,700±$229kHighest 54% above NE
Herrick Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,526 56% above NE —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 NE: 45.1%
Below poverty line 4.3%Highest NE: 10.6% 0%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Highest NE: 66.5% 68.6%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1998Highest 23 yrs newer than NE
Getting to work
Work from home 50%±32.5Highest NE: 11% 0%±23.3Lowest NE: 11%
Addison Township and Herrick 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (20%)Yankton (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Herrick Township6% work in Addison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 26.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 3.0Highest
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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