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Ponca vs Webster Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (29.4× in Ponca) and trails (2× in Webster Township).

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Ponca, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 727 people
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Webster Township, NEKnown for its schoolsDodge County · 766 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.

PoncaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 94%of NE districts HistorySettled in 18563 places on the National Register All about Ponca →
Webster TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of NE districts All about Webster 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.

Street grid29.4×
Ponca has the more walkable street grid
Ponca 82.4Webster Township 2.8
Trails2×
Webster Township has more miles of trail
Webster Township 0.2 miPonca 0.1 mi
Average commute8 min
Webster Township has the shorter commute
Ponca 23 minWebster Township 15 min
Work in town+13 pts
More of Ponca’s workers stay in town
Ponca 15.8%Webster Township 2.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Ponca

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.

Ponca$1,460/mo
Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $505/mo · Housing →
Webster Township$990/mo
Typical home $157K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $892/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Ponca and Webster 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
APoncaBetter than 94% of districts in the state A−Webster TownshipBetter than 83% 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
PoncaWebster Township
Snow a year36″34″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th80th
Outdoors & history
PoncaWebster Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled1856—
National Register places3—
Archive photos8—
Famous people born here4—
Community
PoncaWebster Township
Library hours a week30 hrs23 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PoncaNEWebster TownshipDodge County
Ponca ↔ Webster Township60 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.

PoncaWebster Township
People
Population 727Lowest 766Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.6%Lowest NE: +7.4% -3.4%Highest NE: +7.4%
Median age 43.9±7.9Lowest 18% above NE 48±5.3Highest 29% above NE
Webster Township and Ponca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±6.4Lowest NE: 24.5% 24.5%±7.1Highest NE: 24.5%
Webster Township and Ponca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.8%±5.5Highest NE: 16.7% 20.5%±6.2Lowest NE: 16.7%
Ponca and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Highest NE: 34.6% 20.1%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.3 NE: 6.6% 2.1%±1.2 NE: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,188±$17kLowest 25% below NE $69,375±$28kHighest 9% below NE
Webster Township and Ponca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,000±$27kHighest 16% below NE $157,100±$52kLowest 34% below NE
Ponca and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $505±$144Lowest 53% below NE $892±$374Highest 17% below NE
Webster Township and Ponca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,027Highest 43% below NE $2,017Lowest 43% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.8%±37.2Highest NE: 45.1% 15.3%±15.3Lowest NE: 45.1%
Ponca and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Highest NE: 10.6% 6.5%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.9%Lowest NE: 66.5% 77.6%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 8 yrs older than NE 1959Lowest 16 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 18% above NE 15 minLowest 23% below NE
Work from home 6.5%±4.1Highest NE: 11% 6%±4.2Lowest NE: 11%
Ponca and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.8%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux City (17%)Omaha (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Webster TownshipFew work in Ponca
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.4Highest 2.8Lowest
Schools
School district PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLSHOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
High school in town Ponca High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6 —
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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