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Summit Township vs Newcastle

69 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (83.2× in Newcastle) and trails (25× in Summit Township).

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Summit Township, NEA small town of 419Burt County · 419 people
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Newcastle, NEHomes around $115KNebraska · 376 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.

Summit TownshipA small town of 419
Quiet strengthsSummit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit Township →
NewcastleHomes around $115K
Housing$115K typical home59% below the NE typical home All about Newcastle →
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 grid83.2×
Newcastle has the more walkable street grid
Newcastle 83.2Summit Township 1.0
Trails25×
Summit Township has more miles of trail
Summit Township 2.5 miNewcastle 0.1 mi
Work from home+27.9 pts
More people work from home in Summit Township
Summit Township 31.3%Newcastle 3.4%
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Summit Township
Summit Township $1,901Newcastle $1,579
Average commute5 min
Summit Township has the shorter commute
Newcastle 25 minSummit Township 20 min
Bachelor’s degree++9.8 pts
More adults in Newcastle have a degree
Newcastle 47.3%Summit Township 37.5%
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
Summit TownshipNewcastle
Snow a year25″36″
January low10°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)165d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th79th
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipNewcastle
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land1.4%—
Community
Summit TownshipNewcastle
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

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit TownshipBurt CountyNewcastleNE
Summit Township ↔ Newcastle69 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.

Summit TownshipNewcastle
People
Population 419Highest 376Lowest
Median age 54.7±3.3Lowest 47% above NE 57.2±8.8Highest 54% above NE
Newcastle and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.9%±7.1Lowest NE: 24.5% 20.2%±3.1Highest NE: 24.5%
Newcastle and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.6%±10.6Highest NE: 16.7% 23.7%±4.8Lowest NE: 16.7%
Summit Township and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Lowest NE: 34.6% 47.3%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.2%±9.1Highest NE: 6.6% 3.2%±3Lowest NE: 6.6%
Summit Township and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,571±$34kHighest 35% above NE $83,438±$81kLowest 9% above NE
Summit Township and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $136,000±$52k 43% below NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $713±$335 33% below NE
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,901Highest 46% below NE $1,579Lowest 56% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest NE: 45.1% 57.1%±55.3Lowest NE: 45.1%
Summit Township and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest NE: 10.6% 2.9%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Lowest NE: 66.5% 87.6%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 3 yrs older than NE 1971Lowest 4 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 6% above NE 25 minHighest 32% above NE
Work from home 31.3%±20.6Highest NE: 11% 3.4%±4.6Lowest NE: 11%
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tekamah (27%)Sioux City (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NewcastleFew work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 83.2Highest
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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