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%

Sutton Township$1,580/mo

Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

Walker Township$1,630/mo

Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

Sutton TownshipWalker Township

Snow a year23″29″

January low—13°F

July high—85°F

Growing season (days)—157d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 76th

Outdoors & history

Sutton TownshipWalker Township

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land1.8%—

Archive photos12 —

Community

Sutton TownshipWalker Township

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

77 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sutton TownshipClay County Walker TownshipPlatte County

Sutton Township ↔ Walker Township77 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

Sutton TownshipWalker Township

People

Population 129Lowest 169Highest

Median age 36.2±18.4Highest about the NE average 33.9±33.6Lowest 9% below NE

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

Kids under 18 31.8%±15.1Highest NE: 24.5% 24.3%±21.8Lowest NE: 24.5%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±17.7Lowest NE: 16.7% 24.9%±18.3Highest NE: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.2%Lowest NE: 34.6% 43.8%Highest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11 NE: 6.6% 0%±8.4 NE: 6.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $123,750±$24kHighest 62% above NE $97,500±$16kLowest 27% above NE

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $260,000±$197kLowest 9% above NE $265,000±$84kHighest 11% above NE

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $675±$44 37% below NE

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,640Lowest 26% below NE $2,844Highest 20% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 NE: 45.1%

Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest NE: 10.6% 2.4%Highest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.5%Highest NE: 66.5% 77.9%Lowest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE 1947Highest 28 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 68% above NE 21 minLowest 10% above NE

Work from home 0%±18.2Lowest NE: 11% 6.5%±5.6Highest NE: 11%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sutton (25%)Columbus (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walker TownshipFew work in Sutton Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.2Lowest

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.

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Sutton1,323 people · $156K homes

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Lewis Township126 people · $302K homes

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Sheridan Township7 people

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Bennett Township59 people · $134K homes

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Genoa Township179 people · $368K homes

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Bruning259 people · $132K homes

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.

Sutton Township vs Walker Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

77 miles apart

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