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Stuart vs Stuart Township

1 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (43.5× in Stuart) and growth since 2010 (+11 pts in Stuart Township).

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Stuart, NEA regional job hubNebraska · 628 people

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Stuart Township, NEKnown for its schoolsHolt County · 794 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.

StuartA regional job hub

Work286 jobsbased in Stuart, a regional job hub Housing$231K typical home18% below the NE typical home All about Stuart →

Stuart TownshipKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 89%of NE districts All about Stuart 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 grid43.5×

Stuart has the more walkable street grid

Stuart 56.6Stuart Township 1.3

Growth since 2010+11 pts

Stuart Township has grown faster since 2010

Stuart Township -6.6%Stuart -17.6%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Stuart

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%

Stuart$1,460/mo

Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $695/mo · Housing →

Stuart Township$1,270/mo

Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $778/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Stuart and Stuart Township.

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

–StuartNot graded AStuart TownshipBetter than 89% 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

StuartStuart Township

Snow a year33″33″

January low10°F 10°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)152d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 36th

Outdoors & history

StuartStuart Township

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled1879 —

Archive photos6 6

Community

StuartStuart Township

Library hours a week13 hrs 13 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

1 miles apart

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

StuartStuart Township

Stuart ↔ Stuart Township1.3 miles apart

Who commutes between them

53 Stuart Township residents work in Stuart (21.6% of its workers)

4 Stuart residents work in Stuart Township (2.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Stuart Township →

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

StuartStuart Township

People

Population 628Lowest 794Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -17.6%Lowest NE: +7.4% -6.6%Highest NE: +7.4%

Median age 38±7.4Highest about the NE average 37.6±7.3Lowest about the NE average

Stuart and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.2%±4.9Lowest NE: 24.5% 25.8%±4.3Highest NE: 24.5%

Stuart Township and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.3%±5.6Lowest NE: 16.7% 21.3%±4.3Highest NE: 16.7%

Stuart Township and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Highest NE: 34.6% 28.5%Lowest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.9Highest NE: 6.6% 3.3%±2.3Lowest NE: 6.6%

Stuart and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,361±$17kLowest 18% below NE $70,000±$14kHighest 8% below NE

Stuart Township and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$55kLowest 29% below NE $210,200±$46kHighest 12% below NE

Stuart Township and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $695±$222Lowest 35% below NE $778±$130Highest 27% below NE

Stuart Township and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,171Highest 39% below NE $1,994Lowest 44% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.2%±70.6Highest NE: 45.1% 39.3%±8.7Lowest NE: 45.1%

Stuart and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8.3%Highest NE: 10.6% 6.5%Lowest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.8%Highest NE: 66.5% 71.2%Lowest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1943Lowest 32 yrs older than NE 1948Highest 27 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 59% below NE 9 minHighest 53% below NE

Work from home 14.7%±13.7Highest NE: 11% 13.4%±10.6Lowest NE: 11%

Stuart and Stuart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 27.3%Highest 25.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.86Highest 1.38Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Atkinson (14%)Stuart (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Stuart Township22% work in Stuart

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.6Highest 1.3Lowest

Schools

School district —STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS

High school in town —Stuart High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 7.0

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Stuart neighborsTown Square →

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Towns like Stuart

Springbank Township584 people · $163K homes

Bancroft593 people · $123K homes

Edgar Township610 people · $110K homes

Bancroft Township751 people · $121K homes

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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.