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Bancroft vs Stuart

137 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Stuart) and average commute (15 min in Stuart).

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Bancroft, NEHomes around $168KNebraska · 593 people
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Stuart, NEA regional job hubNebraska · 628 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.

BancroftHomes around $168K
Housing$168K typical home40% below the NE typical home History18 archive photos & papers1 place on the National Register All about Bancroft →
StuartA regional job hub
Work286 jobsbased in Stuart, a regional job hub Housing$231K typical home18% below the NE typical home All about Stuart →
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 worker3.2×
Stuart is more of a job hub
Stuart 1.86Bancroft 0.58
Average commute15 min
Stuart has the shorter commute
Bancroft 23 minStuart 8 min
Street grid2.2×
Bancroft has the more walkable street grid
Bancroft 127Stuart 56.6
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Stuart
Stuart $2,171Bancroft $1,553
Work in town+18.1 pts
More of Stuart’s workers stay in town
Stuart 27.3%Bancroft 9.2%
Typical home built24 yrs
Stuart’s homes are older
Bancroft 1967Stuart 1943
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Stuart

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.

Bancroft$1,060/mo
Typical home $168K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $826/mo · Housing →
Stuart$1,460/mo
Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $695/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Stuart and Bancroft.

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.

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
BancroftStuart
Snow a year28″33″
January low—10°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th36th
Outdoors & history
BancroftStuart
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1879
National Register places1—
Archive photos186
Community
BancroftStuart
Library hours a week21 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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BancroftNEStuartNE
Bancroft ↔ Stuart137 miles apart
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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.

BancroftStuart
People
Population 593Lowest 628Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -17.6% NE: +7.4%
Median age 37.8±6.6Lowest about the NE average 38±7.4Highest about the NE average
Stuart and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.8%±5.1Highest NE: 24.5% 25.2%±4.9Lowest NE: 24.5%
Bancroft and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.8%±7.9Highest NE: 16.7% 19.3%±5.6Lowest NE: 16.7%
Bancroft and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Lowest NE: 34.6% 29%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2.3Lowest NE: 6.6% 3.7%±2.9Highest NE: 6.6%
Stuart and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,833±$16kLowest 34% below NE $62,361±$17kHighest 18% below NE
Stuart and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,500±$32kLowest 49% below NE $168,800±$55kHighest 29% below NE
Stuart and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $826±$52Highest 23% below NE $695±$222Lowest 35% below NE
Bancroft and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,553Lowest 56% below NE $2,171Highest 39% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 2.7%±23.4Lowest NE: 45.1% 51.2%±70.6Highest NE: 45.1%
Stuart and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.1%Lowest NE: 10.6% 8.3%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.6%Lowest NE: 66.5% 72.8%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 8 yrs older than NE 1943Lowest 32 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 21% above NE 8 minLowest 59% below NE
Work from home 2.6%±2.1Lowest NE: 11% 14.7%±13.7Highest NE: 11%
Stuart and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.2%Lowest 27.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 1.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town West Point (9%)Atkinson (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StuartFew work in Bancroft
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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 56.6Lowest
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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