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Blakely Township vs Bruning

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (40.7× in Bruning) and property tax bill (2.6× in Blakely Township).

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Blakely Township, NEA regional job hubGage County · 229 people
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Bruning, NEA regional job hubNebraska · 259 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.

Blakely TownshipA regional job hub
Work322 jobsbased in Blakely Township, a regional job hub All about Blakely Township →
BruningA regional job hub
Work563 jobsbased in Bruning, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 79%of NE districts Housing$179K typical home36% below the NE typical home All about Bruning →
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 grid40.7×
Bruning has the more walkable street grid
Bruning 61.0Blakely Township 1.5
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Blakely Township
Blakely Township $3,188Bruning $1,231
Home values+63%
Homes cost more in Blakely Township
Blakely Township $215,800Bruning $132,100
Jobs per worker2.4×
Bruning is more of a job hub
Bruning 4.65Blakely Township 1.92
Work in town+16 pts
More of Bruning’s workers stay in town
Bruning 19%Blakely Township 3%
Average commute6 min
Bruning has the shorter commute
Blakely Township 23 minBruning 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Blakely 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.

Blakely Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $216K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · Housing →
Bruning$1,080/mo
Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Blakely Township and Bruning.

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
–Blakely TownshipNot graded A−BruningBetter than 79% 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
Blakely TownshipBruning
Snow a year19″23″
January low14°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)172d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th81st
Outdoors & history
Blakely TownshipBruning
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
Settled—1887
National Register places2—
Archive photos—6
Community
Blakely TownshipBruning
Library hours a week—12 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

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blakely TownshipGage CountyBruningNE
Blakely Township ↔ Bruning38 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.

Blakely TownshipBruning
People
Population 229Lowest 259Highest
Median age 42.4±12.2Highest 14% above NE 36.2±4.4Lowest about the NE average
Blakely Township and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.4%±17.8Highest NE: 24.5% 22%±6.6Lowest NE: 24.5%
Blakely Township and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.1%±21.9Highest NE: 16.7% 12.7%±7.2Lowest NE: 16.7%
Blakely Township and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.2%Highest NE: 34.6% 44.5%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.2Lowest NE: 6.6% 6.6%±3.9Highest NE: 6.6%
Bruning and Blakely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,539±$11kHighest 24% above NE $73,750±$16kLowest 4% below NE
Blakely Township and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,800±$46kHighest 10% below NE $132,100±$18kLowest 45% below NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $860±$150 20% below NE
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,188Highest 10% below NE $1,231Lowest 65% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1% 16.7%±100Highest NE: 45.1%
Bruning and Blakely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest NE: 10.6% 3.9%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest NE: 66.5% 91.5%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971 4 yrs older than NE 1971 4 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 22% above NE 18 minLowest 7% below NE
Work from home 11.1%±15.2Highest NE: 11% 2.5%±3Lowest NE: 11%
Blakely Township and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Lowest 19%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.92Lowest 4.65Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lincoln (31%)Hebron (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BruningFew work in Blakely Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 61.0Highest
Schools
School district —BRUNING-DAVENPORT UNIFIED SYS
High school in town —Bruning-Davenport High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 5.4
Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Blakely Township

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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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