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

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NewcastleNE Summit TownshipBurt County

Newcastle ↔ Summit Township69 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Nebraska average

NewcastleSummit Township

People

Population 376Lowest 419Highest

Median age 57.2±8.8Highest 54% above NE 54.7±3.3Lowest 47% above NE

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

Kids under 18 20.2%±3.1Highest NE: 24.5% 16.9%±7.1Lowest NE: 24.5%

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

Age 65+ 23.7%±4.8Lowest NE: 16.7% 24.6%±10.6Highest NE: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.3%Highest NE: 34.6% 37.5%Lowest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±3Lowest NE: 6.6% 11.2%±9.1Highest NE: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $83,438±$81kLowest 9% above NE $103,571±$34kHighest 35% above NE

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $136,000±$52k 43% below NE —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$335 33% below NE —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,579Lowest 56% below NE $1,901Highest 46% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.1%±55.3Lowest NE: 45.1% 100%±100Highest NE: 45.1%

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

Below poverty line 2.9%Highest NE: 10.6% 0%Lowest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.6%Highest NE: 66.5% 87.4%Lowest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 4 yrs older than NE 1972Highest 3 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 32% above NE 20 minLowest 6% above NE

Work from home 3.4%±4.6Lowest NE: 11% 31.3%±20.6Highest NE: 11%

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.22Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux City (18%)Tekamah (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Newcastle

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 2.5 miHighest

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 83.2Highest 1.0Lowest

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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