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Creston Township vs Stapleton

167 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (66.4× in Stapleton) and home values (+90% in Creston Township).

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Creston Township, NEA small town of 322Platte County · 322 people
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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 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.

Creston TownshipA small town of 322
Quiet strengthsCreston Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Creston Township →
StapletonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 97%of NE districts All about Stapleton →
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.

Street grid66.4×
Stapleton has the more walkable street grid
Stapleton 120Creston Township 1.8
Home values+90%
Homes cost more in Creston Township
Creston Township $201,800Stapleton $106,000
Property tax bill+61%
Tax bills are bigger in Creston Township
Creston Township $2,133Stapleton $1,321
Work in town+24 pts
More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town
Stapleton 26.1%Creston Township 2.1%
Average commute8 min
Creston Township has the shorter commute
Stapleton 27 minCreston Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Creston 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.

Creston Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $960/mo · Housing →
Stapleton$670/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Creston Township and Stapleton.

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
–Creston TownshipNot graded A+StapletonBetter than 97% 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
Creston TownshipStapleton
Snow a year26″37″
January low14°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)174d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th47th
Outdoors & history
Creston TownshipStapleton
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
Archive photos—4
Community
Creston TownshipStapleton
Library hours a week—16 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

167 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Creston TownshipPlatte CountyStapletonNE
Creston Township ↔ Stapleton167 miles apart
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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.

Creston TownshipStapleton
People
Population 322Lowest 343Highest
Median age 45.2±7.8Highest 22% above NE 44.6±9Lowest 20% above NE
Creston Township and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.3%±4.6Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.6%±6.7Highest NE: 24.5%
Stapleton and Creston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±8.3Lowest NE: 16.7% 23.6%±4.7Highest NE: 16.7%
Stapleton and Creston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest NE: 34.6% 25%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2.5Lowest NE: 6.6% 3.8%±2.7Highest NE: 6.6%
Stapleton and Creston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,375±$33kLowest 12% below NE $70,250±$22kHighest 8% below NE
Stapleton and Creston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,800±$27kHighest 15% below NE $106,000±$14kLowest 56% below NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly $960±$289Highest 10% below NE $713±$277Lowest 33% below NE
Creston Township and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,133Highest 40% below NE $1,321Lowest 63% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1% 36.4%±74Highest NE: 45.1%
Stapleton and Creston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest NE: 10.6% 12.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest NE: 66.5% 86.1%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 22 yrs older than NE 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest about the NE average 27 minHighest 40% above NE
Work from home 5%±4.2Lowest NE: 11% 11.8%±6.6Highest NE: 11%
Stapleton and Creston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 26.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.85Lowest 1.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (14%)North Platte (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StapletonFew work in Creston Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 120Highest
Schools
School district —STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town —Stapleton High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.2
Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Creston 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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