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Ansley vs Sumner

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.2× in Sumner) and age 65+ (+9.3 pts in Ansley).

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Ansley, NEHomes around $107KNebraska · 563 people
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Sumner, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 353 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.

AnsleyHomes around $107K
Housing$107K typical home62% below the NE typical home All about Ansley →
SumnerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 11%of NE districts All about Sumner →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker2.2×
Sumner is more of a job hub
Sumner 1.15Ansley 0.53
Age 65++9.3 pts
Ansley has more people 65 and up
Ansley 17.2%Sumner 7.9%
★ 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.

Ansley$680/mo
Typical home $107K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,034/mo · Housing →
Sumner$610/mo
Typical home $96K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $891/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Ansley and Sumner.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Nebraska ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–AnsleyNot graded DSumnerBetter than 11% of districts in the state
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
AnsleySumner
Snow a year26″25″
January low13°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)153d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th76th
Outdoors & history
AnsleySumner
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here2—
Community
AnsleySumner
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.

Where they are

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnsleySumnerAnsleySumner
Ansley ↔ Sumner24 miles apart
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.

AnsleySumner
People
Population 563Highest 353Lowest
Median age 37.1±11.2Highest about the NE average 36.6±7.1Lowest about the NE average
Ansley and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±8.2Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.3%±6.6Highest NE: 24.5%
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±3.5Highest NE: 16.7% 7.9%±5.2Lowest NE: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.2%Highest NE: 34.6% 18.8%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.7Lowest NE: 6.6% 2.3%±3.2Highest NE: 6.6%
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,688±$24kLowest 15% below NE $70,000±$46kHighest 8% below NE
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,800±$8kLowest 62% below NE $95,800±$8kHighest 60% below NE
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,034±$207Highest 4% below NE $891±$389Lowest 17% below NE
Ansley and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,188Lowest 67% below NE $1,305Highest 63% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±16.1Highest NE: 45.1% 9.1%±34.1Lowest NE: 45.1%
Ansley and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.9%Highest NE: 10.6% 2%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.4%Highest NE: 66.5% 64.8%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 37 yrs older than NE 1938 37 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 57% above NE 27 minLowest 42% above NE
Work from home 0.4%±1.5Lowest NE: 11% 2%±2.8Highest NE: 11%
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 1.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Broken Bow (33%)Kearney (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SumnerFew work in Ansley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Lowest 122Highest
Schools
School district —SUMNER-EDDYVILLE-MILLER SCHS
High school in town —Junior-Senior High at Sumner
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.7
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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