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Arnold vs Stuart Township

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (87.8× in Arnold) and trails (30× in Stuart Township).

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Arnold, NEHomes around $181KNebraska · 945 people
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Stuart Township, NEKnown for its schoolsHolt County · 794 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.

ArnoldHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home36% below the NE typical home HistorySettled in 18831 place on the National Register All about Arnold →
Stuart TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 89%of NE districts All about Stuart 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.

Street grid87.8×
Arnold has the more walkable street grid
Arnold 114Stuart Township 1.3
Trails30×
Stuart Township has more miles of trail
Stuart Township 3.0 miArnold 0.1 mi
Average commute14 min
Stuart Township has the shorter commute
Arnold 23 minStuart Township 9 min
Jobs per worker2.2×
Stuart Township is more of a job hub
Stuart Township 1.38Arnold 0.63
Work in town+14.8 pts
More of Stuart Township’s workers stay in town
Stuart Township 25.7%Arnold 10.9%
Growth since 2010+5.8 pts
Arnold has grown faster since 2010
Arnold -0.8%Stuart Township -6.6%
★ 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.

Arnold$1,120/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $946/mo · Housing →
Stuart Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $778/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Stuart Township and Arnold.

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
–ArnoldNot graded AStuart TownshipBetter than 89% 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
ArnoldStuart Township
Snow a year31″33″
January low13°F10°F
July high85°F86°F
Growing season (days)149d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th36th
Outdoors & history
ArnoldStuart Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.2%0%
Settled1883—
National Register places1—
Archive photos96
Community
ArnoldStuart Township
Library hours a week27 hrs13 hrs
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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArnoldNEStuart TownshipHolt County
Arnold ↔ Stuart Township96 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.

ArnoldStuart Township
People
Population 945Highest 794Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.8%Highest NE: +7.4% -6.6%Lowest NE: +7.4%
Median age 35.8±4.7Lowest 4% below NE 37.6±7.3Highest about the NE average
Stuart Township and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±3.7Highest NE: 24.5% 25.8%±4.3Lowest NE: 24.5%
Arnold and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±2.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 21.3%±4.3Highest NE: 16.7%
Stuart Township and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Lowest NE: 34.6% 28.5%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±2.6Highest NE: 6.6% 3.3%±2.3Lowest NE: 6.6%
Arnold and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,688±$12kLowest 15% below NE $70,000±$14kHighest 8% below NE
Stuart Township and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,700±$20kLowest 39% below NE $210,200±$46kHighest 12% below NE
Stuart Township and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $946±$97Highest 12% below NE $778±$130Lowest 27% below NE
Arnold and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,703Lowest 52% below NE $1,994Highest 44% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.3%±12.3Lowest NE: 45.1% 39.3%±8.7Highest NE: 45.1%
Stuart Township and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8%Highest NE: 10.6% 6.5%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.9%Highest NE: 66.5% 71.2%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE 1948Lowest 27 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 21% above NE 9 minLowest 53% below NE
Work from home 6.5%±3.9Lowest NE: 11% 13.4%±10.6Highest NE: 11%
Stuart Township and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.9%Lowest 25.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Broken Bow (19%)Stuart (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stuart TownshipFew work in Arnold
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 114Highest 1.3Lowest
Schools
School district —STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town —Stuart High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.0
Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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