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Elim Township vs Wayne Township

Next-door neighbors in Custer County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+22.7 pts renters in Wayne Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+22.4 pts in Elim Township).

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Elim Township, NEA small town of 85Custer County · 85 people
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Wayne Township, NEA small town of 72Custer County · 72 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.

Elim TownshipA small town of 85
Quiet strengthsElim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Wayne TownshipA small town of 72
Quiet strengthsWayne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Homeowners+22.7 pts renters
Wayne Township has more renters
Elim Township 48.3%Wayne Township 25.6%
Bachelor’s degree++22.4 pts
More adults in Elim Township have a degree
Elim Township 40%Wayne Township 17.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Elim Township and Wayne Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elim TownshipWayne TownshipElim TownshipWayne Township
Elim Township ↔ Wayne Township9.7 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
Elim TownshipWayne Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low13°F13°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Elim TownshipWayne Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Elim TownshipWayne 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.

Elim TownshipWayne Township
People
Population 85Highest 72Lowest
Median age 36.3±26.4Lowest about the NE average 66.1±72.3Highest 78% above NE
Wayne Township and Elim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.9%±26.1Highest NE: 24.5% 0%±39.3Lowest NE: 24.5%
Elim Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±29.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 54.2%±39.7Highest NE: 16.7%
Wayne Township and Elim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Highest NE: 34.6% 17.6%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±12.6Highest NE: 6.6% 0%±19.6Lowest NE: 6.6%
Elim Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,393±$51kHighest 4% below NE $37,614±$34kLowest 51% below NE
Elim Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,375 33% below NE —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1% 100%±100Highest NE: 45.1%
Wayne Township and Elim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.3%Highest NE: 10.6% 0%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.3%Highest NE: 66.5% 25.6%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 37 yrs older than NE 1938 37 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 38% below NE —
Work from home 13%±15.8Highest NE: 11% 0%±18.9Lowest NE: 11%
Elim Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Callaway (18%)Broken Bow (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Elim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
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 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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