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Stapleton vs De Witt

202 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in Stapleton) and work in town (+24.1 pts in Stapleton).

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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 people
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De Witt, NEHomes around $197KNebraska · 437 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.

StapletonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 97%of NE districts All about Stapleton →
De WittHomes around $197K
Housing$197K typical home30% below the NE typical home All about De Witt →
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 worker5.8×
Stapleton is more of a job hub
Stapleton 1.27De Witt 0.22
Work in town+24.1 pts
More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town
Stapleton 26.1%De Witt 2%
Street grid+50%
De Witt has the more walkable street grid
De Witt 180Stapleton 120
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in De Witt

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.

Stapleton$670/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →
De Witt$1,190/mo
Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $631/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,200 a year, between De Witt 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+StapletonBetter than 97% of districts in the state –De WittNot 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
StapletonDe Witt
Snow a year37″19″
January low12°F14°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)146d172d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th73rd
Outdoors & history
StapletonDe Witt
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos4—
Community
StapletonDe Witt
Library hours a week16 hrs18 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

202 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StapletonNEDe WittNE
Stapleton ↔ De Witt202 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.

StapletonDe Witt
People
Population 343Lowest 437Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +3.3% NE: +7.4%
Median age 44.6±9Lowest 20% above NE 44.7±7.6Highest 20% above NE
De Witt and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.6%±6.7Highest NE: 24.5% 24.7%±7.9Lowest NE: 24.5%
Stapleton and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.6%±4.7Highest NE: 16.7% 21.7%±8.2Lowest NE: 16.7%
Stapleton and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest NE: 34.6% 21.4%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.7Highest NE: 6.6% 0.9%±2.8Lowest NE: 6.6%
Stapleton and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,250±$22kLowest 8% below NE $80,526±$13kHighest 5% above NE
De Witt and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,000±$14kLowest 56% below NE $136,900±$28kHighest 43% below NE
De Witt and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$277Highest 33% below NE $631±$159Lowest 41% below NE
Stapleton and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,321Highest 63% below NE $1,294Lowest 64% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±74Highest NE: 45.1% 12.5%±91.7Lowest NE: 45.1%
Stapleton and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.8%Highest NE: 10.6% 3.9%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Lowest NE: 66.5% 89%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 18 yrs older than NE 1964Highest 11 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 40% above NE 26 minLowest 35% above NE
Work from home 11.8%±6.6Highest NE: 11% 3.3%±3.6Lowest NE: 11%
Stapleton and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 26.1%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town North Platte (11%)Lincoln (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in De WittFew work in Stapleton
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 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 120Lowest 180Highest
Schools
School district STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS—
High school in town Stapleton High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 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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