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Stocking Township vs Wahoo

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (45.1× in Wahoo) and size (28.3× in Wahoo).

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Stocking Township, NEA small town of 174Saunders County · 174 people
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Wahoo, NEOne of the healthiest townsNebraska · 4,929 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.

Stocking TownshipA small town of 174
Quiet strengthsStocking Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stocking Township →
WahooOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#19 for schools in NEof 57 towns Outdoors#23 most walkable in NE0.5 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves All about Wahoo →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid45.1×
Wahoo has the more walkable street grid
Wahoo 94.7Stocking Township 2.1
Size28.3×
Wahoo is the bigger place
Wahoo 4,929Stocking Township 174
Kids under 18+24.2 pts
Wahoo has more kids
Wahoo 28.8%Stocking Township 4.6%
Median age23.4 yrs
Stocking Township skews older
Stocking Township 58.9Wahoo 35.5
Home values+54%
Homes cost more in Stocking Township
Stocking Township $375,000Wahoo $243,600
Homeowners+33.5 pts renters
Wahoo has more renters
Stocking Township 100%Wahoo 66.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Stocking Township

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.

Stocking Township$2,340/mo
Typical home $375K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →
Wahoo$1,860/mo
Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Stocking Township and Wahoo.

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.

Where they are

Stocking Township and Wahoo share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Stocking TownshipWahooStocking TownshipWahoo
Stocking Township ↔ Wahoo2.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
76 Stocking Township residents work in Wahoo (17.9% of its workers)
35 Wahoo residents work in Stocking Township (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Stocking Township →
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.

Safety
–Stocking TownshipNot graded AWahooSafer than 86% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Stocking TownshipNot graded B+WahooBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
–Stocking TownshipNot graded B+WahooHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
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
Stocking TownshipWahoo
Snow a year20″20″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th54th
Outdoors & history
Stocking TownshipWahoo
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%2.6%
Settled—1870
National Register places22
Archive photos—8
Famous people born here—13
Community
Stocking TownshipWahoo
Library hours a week—55 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.

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.

Stocking TownshipWahoo
People
Population 174Lowest 4,929Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +6.9% NE: +7.4%
Median age 58.9±7.4Highest 58% above NE 35.5±2.8Lowest 5% below NE
Kids under 18 4.6%±16.3Lowest NE: 24.5% 28.8%±5.5Highest NE: 24.5%
Age 65+ 10.9%±23.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 18.2%±3.4Highest NE: 16.7%
Wahoo and Stocking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Lowest NE: 34.6% 37.1%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.2%±17.2Highest NE: 6.6% 2.9%±1.7Lowest NE: 6.6%
Stocking Township and Wahoo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,079±$76kLowest 16% above NE $89,457±$27kHighest 17% above NE
Wahoo and Stocking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $375,000±$50kHighest 57% above NE $243,600±$20kLowest about the NE average
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $907±$152 15% below NE
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,526Highest 28% above NE $3,338Lowest 6% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 49.8%±17.7 NE: 45.1%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest NE: 10.6% 14.2%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest NE: 66.5% 66.5%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1972Highest 3 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 17% above NE
Work from home 38.1%±27.7Highest NE: 11% 10.5%±3.9Lowest NE: 11%
Stocking Township and Wahoo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 30.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lincoln (25%)Omaha (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 18% work in Wahoo2% work in Stocking Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 94.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#19 of 57 in NE
School district —WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town —Wahoo High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6
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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