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Litchfield vs Stapleton

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+21.4 pts in Stapleton) and typical home built (19 yrs in Litchfield).

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Litchfield, NEHomes around $190KNebraska · 233 people
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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 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.

LitchfieldHomes around $190K
Housing$190K typical home32% below the NE typical home SchoolsBetter than 30%of NE districts All about Litchfield →
StapletonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 97%of NE districts All about Stapleton →
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.

Work in town+21.4 pts
More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town
Stapleton 26.1%Litchfield 4.7%
Typical home built19 yrs
Litchfield’s homes are older
Stapleton 1957Litchfield 1938
Average commute6 min
Litchfield has the shorter commute
Stapleton 27 minLitchfield 21 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Litchfield

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.

Litchfield$1,220/mo
Typical home $190K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $655/mo · Housing →
Stapleton$670/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Litchfield and Stapleton.

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
CLitchfieldBetter than 30% of districts in the state A+StapletonBetter than 97% 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
LitchfieldStapleton
Snow a year26″37″
January low13°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)153d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd47th
Outdoors & history
LitchfieldStapleton
Settled—1912
Archive photos—4
Community
LitchfieldStapleton
Library hours a week—16 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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LitchfieldNEStapletonNE
Litchfield ↔ Stapleton74 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.

LitchfieldStapleton
People
Population 233Lowest 343Highest
Median age 46.9±17.3Highest 26% above NE 44.6±9Lowest 20% above NE
Litchfield and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±7.2Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.6%±6.7Highest NE: 24.5%
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±9.2Lowest NE: 16.7% 23.6%±4.7Highest NE: 16.7%
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest NE: 34.6% 25%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.8Lowest NE: 6.6% 3.8%±2.7Highest NE: 6.6%
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,083±$19kLowest 12% below NE $70,250±$22kHighest 8% below NE
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $90,000±$23kLowest 62% below NE $106,000±$14kHighest 56% below NE
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $655±$295Lowest 39% below NE $713±$277Highest 33% below NE
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,300Lowest 63% below NE $1,321Highest 63% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±100Highest NE: 45.1% 36.4%±74Lowest NE: 45.1%
Litchfield and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Lowest NE: 10.6% 12.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Highest NE: 66.5% 86.1%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% above NE 27 minHighest 40% above NE
Work from home 4.9%±8.8Lowest NE: 11% 11.8%±6.6Highest NE: 11%
Stapleton and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Lowest 26.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Lowest 1.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Loup City (21%)North Platte (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StapletonFew work in Litchfield
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 129Highest 120Lowest
Schools
School district LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLSSTAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town Litchfield High SchoolStapleton High School
Students per teacherat that high school 4.9Lowest 7.2Highest
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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