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Sumner vs Ansley

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.2× in Sumner) and age 65+ (+9.3 pts in Ansley).

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Sumner, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 353 people
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Ansley, NEHomes around $107KNebraska · 563 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.

SumnerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 11%of NE districts All about Sumner →
AnsleyHomes around $107K
Housing$107K typical home62% below the NE typical home All about Ansley →
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.

Jobs per worker2.2×
Sumner is more of a job hub
Sumner 1.15Ansley 0.53
Age 65++9.3 pts
Ansley has more people 65 and up
Ansley 17.2%Sumner 7.9%
★ 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.

Sumner$610/mo
Typical home $96K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $891/mo · Housing →
Ansley$680/mo
Typical home $107K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,034/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Ansley and Sumner.

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
DSumnerBetter than 11% of districts in the state –AnsleyNot 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
SumnerAnsley
Snow a year25″26″
January low—13°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th79th
Outdoors & history
SumnerAnsley
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—2
Community
SumnerAnsley
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

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SumnerAnsleySumnerAnsley
Sumner ↔ Ansley24 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.

SumnerAnsley
People
Population 353Lowest 563Highest
Median age 36.6±7.1Lowest about the NE average 37.1±11.2Highest about the NE average
Ansley and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.3%±6.6Highest NE: 24.5% 22.4%±8.2Lowest NE: 24.5%
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.9%±5.2Lowest NE: 16.7% 17.2%±3.5Highest NE: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.8%Lowest NE: 34.6% 19.2%Highest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±3.2Highest NE: 6.6% 2.1%±2.7Lowest NE: 6.6%
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,000±$46kHighest 8% below NE $64,688±$24kLowest 15% below NE
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,800±$8kHighest 60% below NE $89,800±$8kLowest 62% below NE
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $891±$389Lowest 17% below NE $1,034±$207Highest 4% below NE
Ansley and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,305Highest 63% below NE $1,188Lowest 67% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 9.1%±34.1Lowest NE: 45.1% 22.2%±16.1Highest NE: 45.1%
Ansley and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest NE: 10.6% 5.9%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.8%Lowest NE: 66.5% 68.4%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 37 yrs older than NE 1938 37 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 42% above NE 30 minHighest 57% above NE
Work from home 2%±2.8Highest NE: 11% 0.4%±1.5Lowest NE: 11%
Sumner and Ansley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.15Highest 0.53Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kearney (14%)Broken Bow (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AnsleyFew work in Sumner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 122Highest 107Lowest
Schools
School district SUMNER-EDDYVILLE-MILLER SCHS—
High school in town Junior-Senior High at Sumner—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.7 —
Nebraska average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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