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Bennett Township vs Sutton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+90% in Sutton Township) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Sutton Township).

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Bennett Township, NEA small town of 59Fillmore County · 59 people
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Sutton Township, NEA small town of 129Clay County · 129 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.

Bennett TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsBennett Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bennett Township →
Sutton TownshipA small town of 129
Quiet strengthsSutton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sutton 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.

Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Sutton Township
Sutton Township $2,640Bennett Township $1,386
Jobs per worker3.3×
Sutton Township is more of a job hub
Sutton Township 0.40Bennett Township 0.12
Street grid+55%
Sutton Township has the more walkable street grid
Sutton Township 1.7Bennett Township 1.1
Typical home built15 yrs
Sutton Township’s homes are older
Bennett Township 1953Sutton Township 1938
Homeowners+9.5 pts renters
Sutton Township has more renters
Bennett Township 100%Sutton Township 90.5%
Size2.2×
Sutton Township is the bigger place
Sutton Township 129Bennett Township 59
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Sutton Township

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.

Bennett Township$820/mo
Typical home $134K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →
Sutton Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Sutton Township and Bennett Township.

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.

Where they are

Bennett Township and Sutton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bennett TownshipSutton TownshipBennett TownshipSutton Township
Bennett Township ↔ Sutton Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
Bennett TownshipSutton Township
Snow a year23″23″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd80th
Outdoors & history
Bennett TownshipSutton Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.1%1.8%
Archive photos—12
Community
Bennett TownshipSutton Township
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.

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.

Bennett TownshipSutton Township
People
Population 59Lowest 129Highest
Median age 56.9±28.5Highest 53% above NE 36.2±18.4Lowest about the NE average
Bennett Township and Sutton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±47.9Lowest NE: 24.5% 31.8%±15.1Highest NE: 24.5%
Sutton Township and Bennett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.5%±51.2Highest NE: 16.7% 21.7%±17.7Lowest NE: 16.7%
Bennett Township and Sutton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.4%Lowest NE: 34.6% 43.2%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24 NE: 6.6% 0%±11 NE: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,341±$36kHighest 70% above NE $123,750±$24kLowest 62% above NE
Bennett Township and Sutton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,200±$32kLowest 44% below NE $260,000±$197kHighest 9% above NE
Sutton Township and Bennett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,386Lowest 61% below NE $2,640Highest 26% below NE
Below poverty line 0%Lowest NE: 10.6% 2.3%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest NE: 66.5% 90.5%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 22 yrs older than NE 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 32 min 68% above NE
Work from home 0%±21.7 NE: 11% 0%±18.2 NE: 11%
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Geneva (32%)Sutton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sutton TownshipFew work in Bennett Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.7Highest
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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