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Wahoo vs Stocking Township

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

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

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Wahoo and Stocking Township share a border

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

WahooStocking TownshipWahooStocking Township
Wahoo ↔ Stocking Township2.9 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
AWahooSafer than 86% of U.S. towns –Stocking TownshipNot graded
Schools
B+WahooBetter than 69% of districts in the state –Stocking TownshipNot graded
Health
B+WahooHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns –Stocking TownshipNot 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
WahooStocking Township
Snow a year20″20″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th66th
Outdoors & history
WahooStocking Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%0%
Settled1870—
National Register places22
Archive photos8—
Famous people born here13—
Community
WahooStocking Township
Library hours a week55 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.

WahooStocking Township
People
Population 4,929Highest 174Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9% NE: +7.4% —
Median age 35.5±2.8Lowest 5% below NE 58.9±7.4Highest 58% above NE
Kids under 18 28.8%±5.5Highest NE: 24.5% 4.6%±16.3Lowest NE: 24.5%
Age 65+ 18.2%±3.4Highest NE: 16.7% 10.9%±23.7Lowest 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+ 37.1%Highest NE: 34.6% 21%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.7Lowest NE: 6.6% 13.2%±17.2Highest 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 $89,457±$27kHighest 17% above NE $89,079±$76kLowest 16% 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 $243,600±$20kLowest about the NE average $375,000±$50kHighest 57% above NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$152 15% below NE —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,338Lowest 6% below NE $4,526Highest 28% above NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.8%±17.7 NE: 45.1% —
Below poverty line 14.2%Highest NE: 10.6% 0%Lowest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.5%Lowest NE: 66.5% 100%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 3 yrs older than NE 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 min 17% above NE —
Work from home 10.5%±3.9Lowest NE: 11% 38.1%±27.7Highest 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 30.7%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.57Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Omaha (18%)Lincoln (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Stocking Township18% work in Wahoo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.7Highest 2.1Lowest
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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