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Bruning vs Lindsay

94 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+35% in Lindsay) and bachelor’s degree+ (+13.1 pts in Bruning).

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Bruning, NEA regional job hubNebraska · 259 people
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Lindsay, NEA regional job hubNebraska · 313 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.

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 →
LindsayA regional job hub
Work364 jobsbased in Lindsay, a regional job hub Housing$381K typical home36% above the NE typical home All about Lindsay →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Lindsay
Lindsay $1,667Bruning $1,231
Bachelor’s degree++13.1 pts
More adults in Bruning have a degree
Bruning 44.5%Lindsay 31.4%
Work in town+12 pts
More of Bruning’s workers stay in town
Bruning 19%Lindsay 7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,170 more a month in Lindsay

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.

Bruning$1,080/mo
Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →
Lindsay$2,240/mo
Typical home $381K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,170 a month, about $14,000 a year, between Lindsay 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
A−BruningBetter than 79% of districts in the state –LindsayNot graded
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
BruningLindsay
Snow a year23″29″
January low—13°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st76th
Outdoors & history
BruningLindsay
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled18871886
Archive photos67
Community
BruningLindsay
Library hours a week12 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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BruningNELindsayNE
Bruning ↔ Lindsay94 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.

BruningLindsay
People
Population 259Lowest 313Highest
Median age 36.2±4.4Lowest about the NE average 37.1±5.8Highest about the NE average
Lindsay and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±6.6Highest NE: 24.5% 19.2%±5.7Lowest NE: 24.5%
Bruning and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±7.2Lowest NE: 16.7% 27.2%±8.9Highest NE: 16.7%
Lindsay and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.5%Highest NE: 34.6% 31.4%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±3.9Highest NE: 6.6% 1.3%±3.4Lowest NE: 6.6%
Bruning and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,750±$16kLowest 4% below NE $84,167±$30kHighest 10% above NE
Lindsay and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $132,100±$18kLowest 45% below NE $215,000±$109kHighest 10% below NE
Lindsay and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $860±$150Highest 20% below NE $850±$235Lowest 21% below NE
Bruning and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,231Lowest 65% below NE $1,667Highest 53% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Highest NE: 45.1% 10%±100Lowest NE: 45.1%
Bruning and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest NE: 10.6% 1.3%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Lowest NE: 66.5% 91.9%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 4 yrs older than NE 1974Highest 1 yr older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 7% below NE 15 minLowest 23% below NE
Work from home 2.5%±3Lowest NE: 11% 7.6%±5Highest NE: 11%
Lindsay and Bruning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 19%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.65Highest 3.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hebron (13%)Columbus (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LindsayFew work in Bruning
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.0Highest 59.2Lowest
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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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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