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Stapleton vs Paddock Township

220 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (62.9× in Stapleton) and jobs per worker (4.2× in Stapleton).

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Stapleton, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 343 people

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Paddock Township, NEKnown for its schoolsGage County · 294 people

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 →

Paddock TownshipKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 79%of NE districts All about Paddock 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 grid62.9×

Stapleton has the more walkable street grid

Stapleton 120Paddock Township 1.9

Jobs per worker4.2×

Stapleton is more of a job hub

Stapleton 1.27Paddock Township 0.30

Work in town+25.4 pts

More of Stapleton’s workers stay in town

Stapleton 26.1%Paddock Township 0.7%

Average commute4 min

Paddock Township has the shorter commute

Stapleton 27 minPaddock Township 23 min

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Stapleton$670/mo

Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

Paddock Township$760/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $577/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Paddock Township 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 A−Paddock TownshipBetter than 79% 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

StapletonPaddock Township

Snow a year37″20″

January low12°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)146d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 58th

Outdoors & history

StapletonPaddock Township

Conserved land—0.9%

National Register places—1

Archive photos4 —

Community

StapletonPaddock Township

Library hours a week16 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StapletonNE Paddock TownshipGage County

Stapleton ↔ Paddock Township220 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.

Only big differences vs Nebraska average

StapletonPaddock Township

People

Population 343Highest 294Lowest

Median age 44.6±9Lowest 20% above NE 46.6±6.3Highest 25% above NE

Paddock 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% 18%±7.4Lowest NE: 24.5%

Stapleton and Paddock 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% 25.2%±8.8Highest NE: 16.7%

Paddock 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%Highest NE: 34.6% 21.5%Lowest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.7Lowest NE: 6.6% 4.8%±4.2Highest NE: 6.6%

Paddock Township and Stapleton 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 $86,250±$21kHighest 13% above NE

Paddock 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±$14kLowest 56% below NE $124,400±$80kHighest 48% below NE

Paddock Township 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 $577±$14Lowest 46% below NE

Stapleton and Paddock Township 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 $1,250Lowest 65% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±74Highest NE: 45.1% 9.1%±79.7Lowest NE: 45.1%

Stapleton and Paddock 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% 6.5%Lowest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Highest NE: 66.5% 83.3%Lowest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 18 yrs older than NE 1956Lowest 19 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 40% above NE 23 minLowest 18% above NE

Work from home 11.8%±6.6Highest NE: 11% 4.2%±4.1Lowest NE: 11%

Stapleton and Paddock 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 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 50.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Highest 0.30Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town North Platte (11%)Lincoln (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Paddock TownshipFew work in Stapleton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

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 120Highest 1.9Lowest

Schools

School district STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLSDILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

High school in town Stapleton High SchoolDiller-Odell Secondary School

Students per teacherat that high school 7.2Lowest 9.1Highest

Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Stapleton neighborsTown Square →

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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.