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Stapleton vs Logan Township

208 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (52× in Stapleton) and jobs per worker (5.3× in Stapleton).

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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 people
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Logan Township, NEA small town of 364Dodge County · 364 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 →
Logan TownshipA small town of 364
Quiet strengthsLogan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Logan 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 grid52×
Stapleton has the more walkable street grid
Stapleton 120Logan Township 2.3
Jobs per worker5.3×
Stapleton is more of a job hub
Stapleton 1.27Logan Township 0.24
Work in town+24.6 pts
More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town
Stapleton 26.1%Logan Township 1.5%
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Logan Township
Logan Township $1,733Stapleton $1,321
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Logan Township$670/mo
Typical home $101K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $1,269/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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 –Logan 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
StapletonLogan Township
Snow a year37″29″
January low12°F11°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)146d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th80th
Outdoors & history
StapletonLogan Township
Settled1912—
National Register places—1
Archive photos41
Community
StapletonLogan Township
Library hours a week16 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

208 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StapletonNELogan TownshipDodge County
Stapleton ↔ Logan Township208 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.

StapletonLogan Township
People
Population 343Lowest 364Highest
Median age 44.6±9Lowest 20% above NE 45.5±13.8Highest 22% above NE
Logan Township 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% 21.7%±5.9Lowest NE: 24.5%
Stapleton and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.6%±4.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 30.8%±6.4Highest NE: 16.7%
Logan Township and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Lowest NE: 34.6% 27.4%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.7Highest NE: 6.6% 2.5%±3.2Lowest NE: 6.6%
Stapleton and Logan Township 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 $70,500±$14kHighest 8% below NE
Logan Township 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±$14kHighest 56% below NE $101,000±$37kLowest 58% below NE
Stapleton and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$277Lowest 33% below NE $1,269±$339Highest 18% above NE
Logan Township and Stapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,321Lowest 63% below NE $1,733Highest 51% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±74Highest NE: 45.1% 20.8%±63.2Lowest NE: 45.1%
Stapleton and Logan Township 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% 8.2%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Highest NE: 66.5% 81.8%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE 1948Lowest 27 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 40% above NE 27 minLowest 38% above NE
Work from home 11.8%±6.6Highest NE: 11% 3.1%±3.6Lowest NE: 11%
Stapleton and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 26.1%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town North Platte (11%)Fremont (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew 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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 120Highest 2.3Lowest
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
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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