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Eastern Township vs Addison Township

Next-door neighbors in Knox County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.1× in Addison Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Addison Township).

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Eastern Township, NEA small town of 163Knox County · 163 people
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Addison Township, NEA small town of 70Knox County · 70 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.

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 →
Addison TownshipA small town of 70
Quiet strengthsAddison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Addison 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.

Jobs per worker11.1×
Addison Township is more of a job hub
Addison Township 1.44Eastern Township 0.13
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Addison Township
Addison Township $5,526Eastern Township $2,633
Bachelor’s degree++44 pts
More adults in Eastern Township have a degree
Eastern Township 49%Addison Township 5%
Typical home built33 yrs
Addison Township’s homes are older
Eastern Township 1971Addison Township 1938
Median age9.2 yrs
Addison Township skews older
Addison Township 66Eastern Township 56.8
Size2.3×
Eastern Township is the bigger place
Eastern Township 163Addison Township 70
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Eastern Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · Housing →
Addison Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 2.95% · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Addison Township 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

Eastern Township and Addison Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eastern TownshipAddison TownshipEastern TownshipAddison Township
Eastern Township ↔ Addison Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Eastern TownshipAddison Township
Snow a year38″42″
January low10°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)160d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th58th
Community
Eastern TownshipAddison 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.

Eastern TownshipAddison Township
People
Population 163Highest 70Lowest
Median age 56.8±1.7Lowest 53% above NE 66±7Highest 77% above NE
Kids under 18 4.9%±17.3Highest NE: 24.5% 0%±40.4Lowest NE: 24.5%
Eastern Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.3%±18.2Lowest NE: 16.7% 61.4%±44.1Highest NE: 16.7%
Addison Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49%Highest NE: 34.6% 5%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.7 NE: 6.6% 0%±20.2 NE: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,688±$44kHighest 11% above NE $49,500±$35kLowest 35% below NE
Eastern Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $218,800±$70kHighest 8% below NE $187,500±$10kLowest 21% below NE
Eastern Township and Addison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,633Lowest 26% below NE $5,526Highest 56% above NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 NE: 45.1% —
Below poverty line 9.8%Highest NE: 10.6% 4.3%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.6%Highest NE: 66.5% 78.3%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 4 yrs older than NE 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 15% below NE —
Work from home 17.8%±18.3Lowest NE: 11% 50%±32.5Highest NE: 11%
Addison Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 1.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (20%)Yankton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Addison TownshipFew work in Eastern 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 1.5Highest 1.3Lowest
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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