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Perry Township vs Cook

123 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (72.8× in Cook) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Perry Township).

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Perry Township, NEKnown for its schoolsThurston County · 231 people
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Cook, NEHomes around $222KNebraska · 328 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.

Perry TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 21%of NE districts All about Perry Township →
CookHomes around $222K
Housing$222K typical home21% below the NE typical home All about Cook →
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 grid72.8×
Cook has the more walkable street grid
Cook 117Perry Township 1.6
Jobs per worker3.1×
Perry Township is more of a job hub
Perry Township 0.87Cook 0.28
Average commute6 min
Cook has the shorter commute
Perry Township 26 minCook 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $730 more a month in Cook

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.

Perry Township$700/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,031/mo · Housing →
Cook$1,420/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $615/mo · Housing →

The difference: $730 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Cook and Perry Township.

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
C−Perry TownshipBetter than 21% of districts in the state B−CookBetter than 45% 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
Perry TownshipCook
Snow a year31″21″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd78th
Community
Perry TownshipCook
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

123 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Perry TownshipThurston CountyCookNE
Perry Township ↔ Cook123 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.

Perry TownshipCook
People
Population 231Lowest 328Highest
Median age 41.2±7.3Lowest 11% above NE 41.8±9.6Highest 12% above NE
Cook and Perry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29%±12.7Highest NE: 24.5% 23.8%±5.5Lowest NE: 24.5%
Perry Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.5%±7.6Lowest NE: 16.7% 19.5%±7Highest NE: 16.7%
Cook and Perry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26%Highest NE: 34.6% 21.8%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6.3Lowest NE: 6.6% 4.3%±5.7Highest NE: 6.6%
Cook and Perry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,500±$36kHighest 5% below NE $65,714±$7kLowest 14% below NE
Perry Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,400±$86k 54% below NE $110,400±$49k 54% below NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,031±$157Highest 4% below NE $615±$338Lowest 43% below NE
Perry Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,411Lowest 60% below NE $1,523Highest 57% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±57.5Highest NE: 45.1% 13.2%±32.7Lowest NE: 45.1%
Perry Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.8%Highest NE: 10.6% 10.7%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.5%Highest NE: 66.5% 63.7%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 17 yrs older than NE 1961Highest 14 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 35% above NE 20 minLowest 4% above NE
Work from home 9%±8.5Highest NE: 11% 4.7%±4.6Lowest NE: 11%
Perry Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winnebago (12%)Lincoln (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CookFew work in Perry Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 1.6Lowest 117Highest
Schools
School district EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSJOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
High school in town Emerson-Hubbard High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 7.4 —
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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