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Orchard vs Winside

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+52% in Winside).

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Orchard, NEA small town of 410Nebraska · 410 people
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Winside, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 485 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.

OrchardA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsOrchard doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Orchard →
WinsideKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 6%of NE districts Housing$219K typical home22% below the NE typical home All about Winside →
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.

Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Winside
Winside $1,414Orchard $929
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Orchard

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.

Orchard$1,680/mo
Typical home $275K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →
Winside$1,400/mo
Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Orchard and Winside.

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
–OrchardNot graded DWinsideBetter than 6% 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
OrchardWinside
Snow a year49″32″
January low—11°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—163d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st70th
Outdoors & history
OrchardWinside
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled18801886
Archive photos43
Famous people born here1—
Community
OrchardWinside
Library hours a week21 hrs20 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OrchardNEWinsideNE
Orchard ↔ Winside56 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.

OrchardWinside
People
Population 410Lowest 485Highest
Median age 35±10.4Highest 6% below NE 32.1±6.4Lowest 14% below NE
Orchard and Winside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.9%±5.4Lowest NE: 24.5% 33.4%±8.9Highest NE: 24.5%
Winside and Orchard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.2%±7.2Highest NE: 16.7% 16.5%±2.6Lowest NE: 16.7%
Orchard and Winside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Lowest NE: 34.6% 23.5%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.8Highest NE: 6.6% 2.3%±2.9Lowest NE: 6.6%
Orchard and Winside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,813±$15kLowest 31% below NE $66,667±$22kHighest 13% below NE
Winside and Orchard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,000±$14kLowest 64% below NE $104,200±$15kHighest 56% below NE
Winside and Orchard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $814±$170Highest 24% below NE $788±$183Lowest 26% below NE
Orchard and Winside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $929Lowest 74% below NE $1,414Highest 60% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.3%±24.1Highest NE: 45.1% 27.8%±17.8Lowest NE: 45.1%
Orchard and Winside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.7%Highest NE: 10.6% 8.4%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.2%Highest NE: 66.5% 67.2%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 17 yrs older than NE 1949Lowest 26 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 11% below NE 20 minHighest about the NE average
Work from home 2.4%±2.3Highest NE: 11% 1.3%±1.7Lowest NE: 11%
Orchard and Winside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Neligh (16%)Norfolk (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WinsideFew work in Orchard
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 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.6Lowest 109Highest
Schools
School district —WINSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town —Winside High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.6
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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