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Hampton vs Adams

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (14 min in Hampton) and street grid (+90% in Hampton).

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Hampton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 653 people
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Adams, NEHomes around $403KNebraska · 580 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.

HamptonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 82%of NE districts All about Hampton →
AdamsHomes around $403K
Housing$403K typical home44% above the NE typical home All about Adams →
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.

Average commute14 min
Hampton has the shorter commute
Adams 33 minHampton 19 min
Street grid+90%
Hampton has the more walkable street grid
Hampton 117Adams 61.7
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Adams
Adams $2,611Hampton $2,164
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $730 more a month in Adams

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.

Hampton$1,840/mo
Typical home $298K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →
Adams$2,570/mo
Typical home $403K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $886/mo · Housing →

The difference: $730 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Adams and Hampton.

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
A−HamptonBetter than 82% of districts in the state –AdamsNot 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
HamptonAdams
Snow a year28″21″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd65th
Outdoors & history
HamptonAdams
National Register places11
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—2
Community
HamptonAdams
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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HamptonNEAdamsNE
Hampton ↔ Adams78 miles apart
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.

HamptonAdams
People
Population 653Highest 580Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +5.4% NE: +7.4%
Median age 33.5±4.6Highest 10% below NE 31.3±6.2Lowest 16% below NE
Hampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±5.2Lowest NE: 24.5% 25.5%±7.7Highest NE: 24.5%
Adams and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±2.5Lowest NE: 16.7% 20.5%±6.9Highest NE: 16.7%
Adams and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Lowest NE: 34.6% 22.3%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±6.4Highest NE: 6.6% 3.1%±2.2Lowest NE: 6.6%
Hampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,529±$11kLowest 9% above NE $90,774±$17kHighest 19% above NE
Adams and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $193,200±$21kHighest 19% below NE $191,500±$10kLowest 20% below NE
Hampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $983±$96Highest 8% below NE $886±$292Lowest 17% below NE
Hampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,164Lowest 39% below NE $2,611Highest 26% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.4%±55.8Highest NE: 45.1% 33.3%±32.3Lowest NE: 45.1%
Hampton and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest NE: 10.6% 8.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.3%Highest NE: 66.5% 78.7%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 11 yrs older than NE 1955Lowest 20 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest about the NE average 33 minHighest 70% above NE
Work from home 2%±1.4Lowest NE: 11% 3.2%±3.4Highest NE: 11%
Adams and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.82Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Island (15%)Lincoln (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AdamsFew work in Hampton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 117Highest 61.7Lowest
Schools
School district HAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOL—
High school in town Hampton High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 6.7 —
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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