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Perry Township vs Merry Township

Next-door neighbors in Thurston County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.9× in Perry Township) and property tax bill (3.1× in Merry Township).

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Perry Township, NEKnown for its schoolsThurston County · 231 people
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Merry Township, NEA small town of 54Thurston County · 54 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 →
Merry TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsMerry Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Merry Township →
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.

Jobs per worker10.9×
Perry Township is more of a job hub
Perry Township 0.87Merry Township 0.08
Property tax bill3.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Merry Township
Merry Township $4,333Perry Township $1,411
Size4.3×
Perry Township is the bigger place
Perry Township 231Merry Township 54
Typical home built22 yrs
Perry Township’s homes are older
Merry Township 1980Perry Township 1958
Street grid+60%
Perry Township has the more walkable street grid
Perry Township 1.6Merry Township 1.0
★ What stands out · Where they are

Perry Township and Merry Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Perry TownshipMerry TownshipPerry TownshipMerry Township
Perry Township ↔ Merry Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 –Merry TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipMerry Township
Snow a year31″31″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd72nd
Community
Perry TownshipMerry Township
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.

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 TownshipMerry Township
People
Population 231Highest 54Lowest
Median age 41.2±7.3Lowest 11% above NE 55.4±39.8Highest 49% above NE
Merry Township 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% 27.8%±56.9Lowest NE: 24.5%
Perry Township and Merry Township 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% 31.5%±45.9Highest NE: 16.7%
Merry Township 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% 23.1%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6.3Highest NE: 6.6% 0%±26.2Lowest NE: 6.6%
Perry Township and Merry 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±$36kLowest 5% below NE $97,188±$30kHighest 27% above NE
Merry Township and Perry Township 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 —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,031±$157 4% below NE —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,411Lowest 60% below NE $4,333Highest 22% above NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±57.5Highest NE: 45.1% 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1%
Perry Township and Merry Township 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% 0%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.5%Lowest NE: 66.5% 70.6%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 17 yrs older than NE 1980Highest 5 yrs newer than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 35% above NE 26 minHighest 35% above NE
Work from home 9%±8.5Highest NE: 11% 0%±47.6Lowest NE: 11%
Perry Township and Merry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winnebago (12%)Winnebago (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Merry TownshipFew work in Perry Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
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 1.6Highest 1.0Lowest
Schools
School district EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS—
High school in town Emerson-Hubbard High School—
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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