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Holbrook vs Springview

175 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.2× in Holbrook) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Springview).

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Holbrook, NEA small town of 273Nebraska · 273 people
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Springview, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 217 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.

HolbrookA small town of 273
Quiet strengthsHolbrook doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Holbrook →
SpringviewKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 30%of NE districts All about Springview →
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 grid3.2×
Holbrook has the more walkable street grid
Holbrook 132Springview 40.9
Jobs per worker3.5×
Springview is more of a job hub
Springview 0.99Holbrook 0.28
Work in town+32.9 pts
More of Springview’s workers stay in town
Springview 32.9%Holbrook 0%
Average commute9 min
Springview has the shorter commute
Holbrook 26 minSpringview 17 min
Typical home built20 yrs
Holbrook’s homes are older
Springview 1958Holbrook 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Springview

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.

Holbrook$470/mo
Typical home $75K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,089/mo · Housing →
Springview$1,440/mo
Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,700 a year, between Springview and Holbrook.

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
–HolbrookNot graded CSpringviewBetter than 30% 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
HolbrookSpringview
Snow a year24″36″
January low13°F15°F
July high89°F88°F
Growing season (days)156d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th47th
Outdoors & history
HolbrookSpringview
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Community
HolbrookSpringview
Library hours a week—13 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

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HolbrookNESpringviewNE
Holbrook ↔ Springview175 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.

HolbrookSpringview
People
Population 273Highest 217Lowest
Median age 40.8±20.1Lowest 10% above NE 43.8±8.4Highest 18% above NE
Springview and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±6.9Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.6%±6.6Highest NE: 24.5%
Springview and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.5%±5.8Lowest NE: 16.7% 27.6%±12.8Highest NE: 16.7%
Springview and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Lowest NE: 34.6% 21.7%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.5Highest NE: 6.6% 0.9%±4.7Lowest NE: 6.6%
Holbrook and Springview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$21kHighest 17% below NE $42,188±$14kLowest 45% below NE
Holbrook and Springview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,000±$13kLowest 69% below NE $83,600±$11kHighest 65% below NE
Springview and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,089±$303Highest about the NE average $850±$253Lowest 21% below NE
Holbrook and Springview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $870Highest 75% below NE $780Lowest 78% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±97.1Lowest NE: 45.1% 36.4%±100Highest NE: 45.1%
Springview and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.2%Highest NE: 10.6% 6.9%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Lowest NE: 66.5% 88.4%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1958Highest 17 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 38% above NE 17 minLowest 11% below NE
Work from home 2.9%±4.3Lowest NE: 11% 8.7%±6.1Highest NE: 11%
Springview and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 mi 20.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.99Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Arapahoe (14%)Omaha (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringviewFew work in Holbrook
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 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 132Highest 40.9Lowest
Schools
School district —KEYA PAHA COUNTY SCHOOLS
High school in town —Keya Paha County High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 4.6
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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