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Shickley vs Stapleton

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+42% in Shickley) and work in town (+23.4 pts in Stapleton).

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Shickley, NEHomes around $149KNebraska · 387 people
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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 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.

ShickleyHomes around $149K
Housing$149K typical home47% below the NE typical home SchoolsBetter than 79%of NE districts All about Shickley →
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.

Home values+42%
Homes cost more in Shickley
Shickley $150,900Stapleton $106,000
Work in town+23.4 pts
More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town
Stapleton 26.1%Shickley 2.7%
Average commute9 min
Shickley has the shorter commute
Stapleton 27 minShickley 18 min
Jobs per worker+79%
Stapleton is more of a job hub
Stapleton 1.27Shickley 0.71
Typical home built15 yrs
Shickley’s homes are older
Stapleton 1957Shickley 1942
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Shickley

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.

Shickley$900/mo
Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $875/mo · Housing →
Stapleton$670/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Shickley 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−ShickleyBetter 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
ShickleyStapleton
Snow a year23″37″
January low—12°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd47th
Outdoors & history
ShickleyStapleton
Archive photos54
Famous people born here1—
Community
ShickleyStapleton
Library hours a week18 hrs16 hrs
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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ShickleyNEStapletonNE
Shickley ↔ Stapleton163 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.

ShickleyStapleton
People
Population 387Highest 343Lowest
Median age 42.3±8.1Lowest 14% above NE 44.6±9Highest 20% above NE
Stapleton and Shickley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±4.1Highest NE: 24.5% 28.6%±6.7Lowest NE: 24.5%
Shickley and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±7.3Lowest NE: 16.7% 23.6%±4.7Highest NE: 16.7%
Stapleton and Shickley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Highest NE: 34.6% 25%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±3.3Lowest NE: 6.6% 3.8%±2.7Highest NE: 6.6%
Stapleton and Shickley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,708±$28kHighest 5% below NE $70,250±$22kLowest 8% below NE
Shickley and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,900±$22kHighest 37% below NE $106,000±$14kLowest 56% below NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly $875±$49Highest 18% below NE $713±$277Lowest 33% below NE
Shickley and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,390Highest 61% below NE $1,321Lowest 63% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1% 36.4%±74Highest NE: 45.1%
Stapleton and Shickley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.5%Highest NE: 10.6% 12.8%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Highest NE: 66.5% 86.1%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 33 yrs older than NE 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 7% below NE 27 minHighest 40% above NE
Work from home 17.9%±11.6Highest NE: 11% 11.8%±6.6Lowest NE: 11%
Shickley and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Lowest 26.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 1.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Geneva (32%)North Platte (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StapletonFew work in Shickley
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Highest 120Lowest
Schools
School district SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSSTAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town Shickley High SchoolStapleton High School
Students per teacherat that high school 7.2 7.2
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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