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Monroe vs Union

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (48× in Monroe) and property tax bill (+40% in Union).

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Monroe, NEHomes around $337KNebraska · 252 people

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Union, NEHomes around $365KNebraska · 215 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.

MonroeHomes around $337K

Housing$337K typical home20% above the NE typical home All about Monroe →

UnionHomes around $365K

Housing$365K typical home30% above the NE typical home All about Union →

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 worker48×

Monroe is more of a job hub

Monroe 0.48Union 0.01

Property tax bill+40%

Tax bills are bigger in Union

Union $2,104Monroe $1,500

Typical home built25 yrs

Union’s homes are older

Monroe 1963Union 1938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Union

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%

Monroe$2,100/mo

Typical home $337K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $960/mo · Housing →

Union$2,470/mo

Typical home $365K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $1,075/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Union and Monroe.

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.

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

MonroeUnion

Snow a year29″24″

January low13°F 14°F

July high85°F 87°F

Growing season (days)157d 182d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 69th

Outdoors & history

MonroeUnion

National Register places—1

Archive photos2 6

Famous people born here—1

Community

MonroeUnion

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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MonroeNE UnionNE

Monroe ↔ Union98 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

MonroeUnion

People

Population 252Highest 215Lowest

Median age 34.8±8.1Highest 6% below NE 33.3±18.4Lowest 10% below NE

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

Kids under 18 26.6%±13.4Highest NE: 24.5% 15.3%±8.9Lowest NE: 24.5%

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

Age 65+ 13.9%±7.8Lowest NE: 16.7% 20.9%±7.5Highest NE: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest NE: 34.6% 12.8%Highest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±3.6Highest NE: 6.6% 2.3%±4.9Lowest NE: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,500±$18kHighest about the NE average $64,000±$19kLowest 16% below NE

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,000±$17kHighest 47% below NE $115,600±$21kLowest 52% below NE

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $960±$101Lowest 10% below NE $1,075±$721Highest about the NE average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 58% below NE $2,104Highest 41% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±56.3 NE: 45.1% 50%±100 NE: 45.1%

Below poverty line 8.4%Lowest NE: 10.6% 22.8%Highest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.7%Lowest NE: 66.5% 83.7%Highest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 12 yrs older than NE 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 24% above NE 25 minHighest 30% above NE

Work from home 1.4%±3.4Lowest NE: 11% 4.3%±4.9Highest NE: 11%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.01Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (41%)Omaha (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnionFew work in Monroe

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 124Highest 106Lowest

Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Monroe neighborsTown Square →

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Union 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.