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Cedar Township vs Beaver Township

Next-door neighbors in Nance County. The biggest differences: typical home built (63 yrs in Cedar Township) and homeowners (+21.1 pts renters in Cedar Township).

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Cedar Township, NEA small town of 60Nance County · 60 people
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Beaver Township, NEA small town of 51Nance County · 51 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.

Cedar TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsCedar Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cedar Township →
Beaver TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsBeaver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Beaver Township →
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.

Typical home built63 yrs
Cedar Township’s homes are older
Beaver Township 2001Cedar Township 1938
Homeowners+21.1 pts renters
Cedar Township has more renters
Beaver Township 82.6%Cedar Township 61.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cedar Township and Beaver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar TownshipBeaver TownshipCedar TownshipBeaver Township
Cedar Township ↔ Beaver Township9.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

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

Cedar Township$2,210/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Beaver Township$1,880/mo
Typical home $321K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Cedar Township and Beaver 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.

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
Cedar TownshipBeaver Township
Snow a year24″29″
January low—13°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th86th
Community
Cedar TownshipBeaver 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.

Cedar TownshipBeaver Township
People
Population 60Highest 51Lowest
Median age 44.8±29.3Lowest 20% above NE 64.5±7.5Highest 73% above NE
Beaver Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±48.5Highest NE: 24.5% 7.8%±52.5Lowest NE: 24.5%
Cedar Township and Beaver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±57.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 43.1%±55.8Highest NE: 16.7%
Beaver Township and Cedar 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%±23.6 NE: 6.6% 0%±27.7 NE: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $63,036±$26k 18% below NE
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,300±$130kHighest 37% above NE $321,400±$75kLowest 35% above NE
Cedar Township and Beaver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,389 33% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1% 100%±100Highest NE: 45.1%
Beaver Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest NE: 10.6% 5.9%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.5%Lowest NE: 66.5% 82.6%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 2001Highest 26 yrs newer than NE
Getting to work
Work from home 28.9%±38.1Highest NE: 11% 7.4%±9Lowest NE: 11%
Cedar Township and Beaver 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 15.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fullerton (33%)Genoa (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beaver TownshipFew work in Cedar Township
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 1.3Lowest 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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