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

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BaradaNE ThayerNE

Barada ↔ Thayer113 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Nebraska average

BaradaThayer

People

Population 35Highest 32Lowest

Median age 55.3±34Lowest 49% above NE 61±41.2Highest 64% above NE

Thayer and Barada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20%±73.1Lowest NE: 24.5% 21.9%±65Highest NE: 24.5%

Thayer and Barada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20%±87.5Lowest NE: 16.7% 37.5%±83.3Highest NE: 16.7%

Thayer and Barada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Lowest NE: 34.6% 12%Highest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±40.4 NE: 6.6% 0%±44.2 NE: 6.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $66,250±$56k 13% below NE

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $69,000±$29k 71% below NE —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 NE: 45.1% —

Below poverty line 8.6%Highest NE: 10.6% 6.3%Lowest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6% NE: 66.5% 78.6% NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 10 yrs older than NE 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 15 min 22% below NE

Work from home 0%±55.6 NE: 11% 0%±90.9 NE: 11%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 71.8 miHighest 39.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.88Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Omaha (19%)York (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ThayerFew work in Barada

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 56.1Highest 39.6Lowest

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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