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Paddock Township vs Stapleton

220 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (62.9× in Stapleton) and jobs per worker (4.2× in Stapleton).

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Paddock Township, NEKnown for its schoolsGage County · 294 people

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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 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.

Paddock TownshipKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 79%of NE districts All about Paddock Township →

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.

Street grid62.9×

Stapleton has the more walkable street grid

Stapleton 120Paddock Township 1.9

Jobs per worker4.2×

Stapleton is more of a job hub

Stapleton 1.27Paddock Township 0.30

Work in town+25.4 pts

More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town

Stapleton 26.1%Paddock Township 0.7%

Average commute4 min

Paddock Township has the shorter commute

Stapleton 27 minPaddock Township 23 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Paddock Township$760/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $577/mo · Housing →

Stapleton$670/mo

Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Paddock Township 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

A−Paddock TownshipBetter than 79% 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

Paddock TownshipStapleton

Snow a year20″37″

January low—12°F

July high—87°F

Growing season (days)—146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 47th

Outdoors & history

Paddock TownshipStapleton

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0.9%—

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—4

Community

Paddock TownshipStapleton

Library hours a week—16 hrs

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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Paddock TownshipGage County StapletonNE

Paddock Township ↔ Stapleton220 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

Paddock TownshipStapleton

People

Population 294Lowest 343Highest

Median age 46.6±6.3Highest 25% above NE 44.6±9Lowest 20% above NE

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

Kids under 18 18%±7.4Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.6%±6.7Highest NE: 24.5%

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

Age 65+ 25.2%±8.8Highest NE: 16.7% 23.6%±4.7Lowest NE: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.5%Lowest NE: 34.6% 25%Highest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±4.2Highest NE: 6.6% 3.8%±2.7Lowest NE: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $86,250±$21kHighest 13% above NE $70,250±$22kLowest 8% below NE

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $124,400±$80kHighest 48% below NE $106,000±$14kLowest 56% below NE

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $577±$14Lowest 46% below NE $713±$277Highest 33% below NE

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Lowest 65% below NE $1,321Highest 63% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 9.1%±79.7Lowest NE: 45.1% 36.4%±74Highest NE: 45.1%

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

Below poverty line 6.5%Lowest NE: 10.6% 12.8%Highest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Lowest NE: 66.5% 86.1%Highest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 19 yrs older than NE 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 18% above NE 27 minHighest 40% above NE

Work from home 4.2%±4.1Lowest NE: 11% 11.8%±6.6Highest NE: 11%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 26.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 50.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 1.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lincoln (34%)North Platte (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StapletonFew work in Paddock Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 120Highest

Schools

School district DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLSSTAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

High school in town Diller-Odell Secondary SchoolStapleton High School

Students per teacherat that high school 9.1Highest 7.2Lowest

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.

Paddock Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Paddock Township

Sicily Township250 people

Barneston Township190 people · $270K homes

Glenwood Township188 people · $181K homes

Herkimer Township, KS328 people · $303K homes

Towns like Paddock Township

Dannebrog235 people · $128K homes

Basin Township397 people · $114K homes

Arcadia308 people · $115K homes

Brainard303 people · $173K homes

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.