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Kennard vs Hampton

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.9× in Hampton) and average commute (10 min in Hampton).

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Kennard, NEHomes around $425KNebraska · 425 people

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Hampton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 653 people

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.

KennardHomes around $425K

Housing$425K typical home51% above the NE typical home All about Kennard →

HamptonKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 82%of NE districts All about Hampton →

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.

Jobs per worker12.9×

Hampton is more of a job hub

Hampton 0.90Kennard 0.07

Average commute10 min

Hampton has the shorter commute

Kennard 28 minHampton 19 min

Typical home built26 yrs

Kennard’s homes are older

Hampton 1964Kennard 1938

Property tax bill+25%

Tax bills are bigger in Kennard

Kennard $2,714Hampton $2,164

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $890 more a month in Kennard

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.

Down paymentRate%

Kennard$2,730/mo

Typical home $425K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,106/mo · Housing →

Hampton$1,840/mo

Typical home $298K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →

The difference: $890 a month, about $10,700 a year, between Kennard 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

–KennardNot graded A−HamptonBetter than 82% 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

KennardHampton

Snow a year34″28″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th 83rd

Outdoors & history

KennardHampton

Settled1869 —

National Register places—1

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

KennardHampton

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KennardNE HamptonNE

Kennard ↔ Hampton97 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.

Only big differences vs Nebraska average

KennardHampton

People

Population 425Lowest 653Highest

Median age 34.1±4.4Highest 8% below NE 33.5±4.6Lowest 10% below NE

Kennard and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.6%±3.4Lowest NE: 24.5% 23.7%±5.2Highest NE: 24.5%

Hampton and Kennard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.6%±4.4Lowest NE: 16.7% 14.1%±2.5Highest NE: 16.7%

Hampton and Kennard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.5%Lowest NE: 34.6% 21%Highest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2.9Lowest NE: 6.6% 7.2%±6.4Highest NE: 6.6%

Hampton and Kennard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,000±$32kHighest 24% above NE $83,529±$11kLowest 9% above NE

Kennard and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,500±$23kLowest 21% below NE $193,200±$21kHighest 19% below NE

Hampton and Kennard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,106±$91Highest 3% above NE $983±$96Lowest 8% below NE

Kennard and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,714Highest 24% below NE $2,164Lowest 39% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 6.7%±57.9Lowest NE: 45.1% 51.4%±55.8Highest NE: 45.1%

Hampton and Kennard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest NE: 10.6% 6.4%Highest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Lowest NE: 66.5% 84.3%Highest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1964Highest 11 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 47% above NE 19 minLowest about the NE average

Work from home 13.4%±15.7Highest NE: 11% 2%±1.4Lowest NE: 11%

Kennard and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.90Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Omaha (49%)Grand Island (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamptonFew work in Kennard

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 86.9Lowest 117Highest

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

Deciding?

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Kennard neighborsTown Square →

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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.