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Crofton vs Eastern Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (49.6× in Crofton) and property tax bill (2× in Eastern Township).

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Crofton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 902 people
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Eastern Township, NEA small town of 163Knox County · 163 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.

CroftonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 85%of NE districts Housing$331K typical home18% above the NE typical home All about Crofton →
Eastern TownshipA small town of 163
Quiet strengthsEastern Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eastern 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.

Street grid49.6×
Crofton has the more walkable street grid
Crofton 74.4Eastern Township 1.5
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Eastern Township
Eastern Township $2,633Crofton $1,317
Kids under 18+26.5 pts
Crofton has more kids
Crofton 31.4%Eastern Township 4.9%
Median age25.2 yrs
Eastern Township skews older
Eastern Township 56.8Crofton 31.6
Jobs per worker3.8×
Crofton is more of a job hub
Crofton 0.49Eastern Township 0.13
Size5.5×
Crofton is the bigger place
Crofton 902Eastern Township 163
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Crofton

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.

Crofton$2,030/mo
Typical home $331K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $488/mo · Housing →
Eastern Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Crofton and Eastern 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

Crofton and Eastern Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CroftonEastern TownshipCroftonEastern Township
Crofton ↔ Eastern Township2.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
7 Eastern Township residents work in Crofton (8.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Eastern Township →
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
ACroftonBetter than 85% of districts in the state –Eastern TownshipNot 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
CroftonEastern Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low10°F10°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th58th
Outdoors & history
CroftonEastern Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1892—
National Register places2—
Famous people born here2—
Community
CroftonEastern Township
Library hours a week20 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.

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.

CroftonEastern Township
People
Population 902Highest 163Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.1% NE: +7.4% —
Median age 31.6±4Lowest 15% below NE 56.8±1.7Highest 53% above NE
Kids under 18 31.4%±4.3Highest NE: 24.5% 4.9%±17.3Lowest NE: 24.5%
Age 65+ 14.5%±2.1Lowest NE: 16.7% 23.3%±18.2Highest NE: 16.7%
Eastern Township and Crofton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Lowest NE: 34.6% 49%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±3.5Highest NE: 6.6% 0%±8.7Lowest NE: 6.6%
Crofton and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,583±$13kHighest 24% above NE $84,688±$44kLowest 11% above NE
Crofton and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,500±$31kLowest 47% below NE $218,800±$70kHighest 8% below NE
Eastern Township and Crofton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $488±$116 54% below NE —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,317Lowest 63% below NE $2,633Highest 26% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.8%±56.2Highest NE: 45.1% 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1%
Crofton and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest NE: 10.6% 9.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Highest NE: 66.5% 81.6%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 9 yrs older than NE 1971Highest 4 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 18% below NE 16 minHighest 15% below NE
Work from home 9.8%±7.4Lowest NE: 11% 17.8%±18.3Highest NE: 11%
Eastern Township and Crofton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (19%)Yankton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eastern Township8% work in Crofton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.4Highest 1.5Lowest
Schools
School district CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS—
High school in town Crofton High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.7 —
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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