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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beaver TownshipNance County Shields TownshipHolt County

Beaver Township ↔ Shields Township86 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Nebraska average

Beaver TownshipShields Township

People

Population 51Lowest 68Highest

Median age 64.5±7.5Highest 73% above NE 61.2±0.7Lowest 65% above NE

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

Kids under 18 7.8%±52.5Highest NE: 24.5% 2.9%±39.3Lowest NE: 24.5%

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

Age 65+ 43.1%±55.8Highest NE: 16.7% 10.3%±50.7Lowest NE: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% NE: 34.6% 0% NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.7 NE: 6.6% 0%±20.8 NE: 6.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,036±$26kHighest 18% below NE $58,000±$26kLowest 24% below NE

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $321,400±$75k 35% above NE —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,389 33% below NE —

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

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

Below poverty line 5.9%Lowest NE: 10.6% 19.1%Highest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Lowest NE: 66.5% 88.1%Highest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 26 yrs newer than NE 1980Lowest 5 yrs newer than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 31 min 59% above NE

Work from home 7.4%±9Highest NE: 11% 0%±28.6Lowest NE: 11%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Genoa (14%)O'Neill (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shields TownshipFew work in Beaver Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.6 miHighest

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 1.7Highest 0.7Lowest

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.

Beaver Township vs Shields Township

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