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Oconto vs Springview

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.6× in Oconto) and jobs per worker (4× in Springview).

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Oconto, NEA small town of 167Nebraska · 167 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.

OcontoA small town of 167
Quiet strengthsOconto doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oconto →
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 grid3.6×
Oconto has the more walkable street grid
Oconto 149Springview 40.9
Jobs per worker4×
Springview is more of a job hub
Springview 0.99Oconto 0.25
Work in town+32.9 pts
More of Springview’s workers stay in town
Springview 32.9%Oconto 0%
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Oconto
Oconto $1,086Springview $780
Average commute7 min
Springview has the shorter commute
Oconto 24 minSpringview 17 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,040 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.

Oconto$410/mo
Typical home $60K (Census) · tax rate 1.81% · or rent about $875/mo · Housing →
Springview$1,440/mo
Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,040 a month, about $12,500 a year, between Springview and Oconto.

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
–OcontoNot 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
OcontoSpringview
Snow a year30″36″
January low12°F15°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)142d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th47th
Outdoors & history
OcontoSpringview
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled1887—
National Register places—1
Archive photos8—
Community
OcontoSpringview
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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OcontoNESpringviewNE
Oconto ↔ Springview116 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.

OcontoSpringview
People
Population 167Lowest 217Highest
Median age 44.4±10.4Highest 19% above NE 43.8±8.4Lowest 18% above NE
Oconto and Springview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±8.7Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.6%±6.6Highest NE: 24.5%
Springview and Oconto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±18.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 27.6%±12.8Highest NE: 16.7%
Springview and Oconto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest NE: 34.6% 21.7%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±6.2Lowest NE: 6.6% 0.9%±4.7Highest NE: 6.6%
Springview and Oconto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,625±$53kHighest 27% below NE $42,188±$14kLowest 45% below NE
Oconto and Springview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $60,000±$13kLowest 75% below NE $83,600±$11kHighest 65% below NE
Springview and Oconto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $875±$172Highest 18% below NE $850±$253Lowest 21% below NE
Oconto and Springview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,086Highest 69% below NE $780Lowest 78% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest NE: 45.1% 36.4%±100Lowest NE: 45.1%
Oconto and Springview 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% 6.9%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.1%Highest NE: 66.5% 88.4%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 19 yrs older than NE 1958Highest 17 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 26% above NE 17 minLowest 11% below NE
Work from home 0%±12.2Lowest NE: 11% 8.7%±6.1Highest NE: 11%
Springview and Oconto 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 19.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.99Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Broken Bow (25%)Omaha (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringviewFew work in Oconto
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 149Highest 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
Deciding?

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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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