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Shields Township vs Beaver Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Beaver Township) and street grid (2.4× in Beaver Township).

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Shields Township, NEA small town of 68Holt County · 68 people
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Beaver Township, NEA small town of 51Nance County · 51 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.

Shields TownshipA small town of 68
Quiet strengthsShields Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Beaver TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsBeaver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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 worker2.9×
Beaver Township is more of a job hub
Beaver Township 0.43Shields Township 0.15
Street grid2.4×
Beaver Township has the more walkable street grid
Beaver Township 1.7Shields Township 0.7
Typical home built21 yrs
Shields Township’s homes are older
Beaver Township 2001Shields Township 1980
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
Shields TownshipBeaver Township
Snow a year26″29″
January low11°F13°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)155d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th86th
Outdoors & history
Shields TownshipBeaver Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Shields TownshipBeaver 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.

Where they are

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Shields TownshipHolt CountyBeaver TownshipNance County
Shields Township ↔ Beaver Township86 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.

Shields TownshipBeaver Township
People
Population 68Highest 51Lowest
Median age 61.2±0.7Lowest 65% above NE 64.5±7.5Highest 73% above NE
Beaver Township and Shields Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 2.9%±39.3Lowest NE: 24.5% 7.8%±52.5Highest NE: 24.5%
Beaver Township and Shields Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±50.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 43.1%±55.8Highest NE: 16.7%
Beaver Township and Shields Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% NE: 34.6% 0% NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20.8 NE: 6.6% 0%±27.7 NE: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,000±$26kLowest 24% below NE $63,036±$26kHighest 18% below NE
Beaver Township and Shields Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $321,400±$75k 35% above NE
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,389 33% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NE: 45.1% 100%±100Highest NE: 45.1%
Beaver Township and Shields Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Highest NE: 10.6% 5.9%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.1%Highest NE: 66.5% 82.6%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 5 yrs newer than NE 2001Highest 26 yrs newer than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 min 59% above NE —
Work from home 0%±28.6Lowest NE: 11% 7.4%±9Highest NE: 11%
Beaver Township and Shields Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town O'Neill (18%)Genoa (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beaver TownshipFew work in Shields Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 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 0.7Lowest 1.7Highest
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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