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Wallace vs Murdock

255 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.1× in Wallace) and home values (+65% in Murdock).

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Wallace, NEHomes around $133KNebraska · 266 people
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Murdock, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 228 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.

WallaceHomes around $133K
Housing$133K typical home53% below the NE typical home All about Wallace →
MurdockKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 98%of NE districts All about Murdock →
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 worker8.1×
Wallace is more of a job hub
Wallace 0.73Murdock 0.09
Home values+65%
Homes cost more in Murdock
Murdock $178,100Wallace $107,900
Street grid3×
Murdock has the more walkable street grid
Murdock 216Wallace 72.2
Average commute10 min
Wallace has the shorter commute
Murdock 26 minWallace 16 min
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Murdock
Murdock $2,548Wallace $2,136
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,180 more a month in Murdock

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.

Wallace$920/mo
Typical home $133K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $732/mo · Housing →
Murdock$2,090/mo
Typical home $325K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,180 a month, about $14,100 a year, between Murdock and Wallace.

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
C+WallaceBetter than 39% of districts in the state A+MurdockBetter than 98% 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
WallaceMurdock
Snow a year22″22″
January low13°F13°F
July high89°F87°F
Growing season (days)152d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th70th
Outdoors & history
WallaceMurdock
Settled—1890
National Register places1—
Archive photos76
Famous people born here—2
Community
WallaceMurdock
Library hours a week12 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.

Where they are

255 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallaceNEMurdockNE
Wallace ↔ Murdock255 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.

WallaceMurdock
People
Population 266Highest 228Lowest
Median age 56.6±15.6Highest 52% above NE 56±19.3Lowest 51% above NE
Wallace and Murdock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.5%±6.6Highest NE: 24.5% 12.7%±7.1Lowest NE: 24.5%
Wallace and Murdock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.6%±13.1Lowest NE: 16.7% 44.7%±7Highest NE: 16.7%
Murdock and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.4%Highest NE: 34.6% 24.5%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±3.9Lowest NE: 6.6% 4.4%±5.2Highest NE: 6.6%
Murdock and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,125±$13kHighest 17% below NE $59,167±$13kLowest 23% below NE
Wallace and Murdock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,900±$14kLowest 55% below NE $178,100±$24kHighest 25% below NE
Rentmedian gross, monthly $732±$73Lowest 32% below NE $1,000±$225Highest 7% below NE
Murdock and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,136Lowest 40% below NE $2,548Highest 28% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.3%±89Lowest NE: 45.1% 50%±61.6Highest NE: 45.1%
Murdock and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3%Lowest NE: 10.6% 4.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Highest NE: 66.5% 78.9%Lowest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 24 yrs older than NE 1953Highest 22 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 19% below NE 26 minHighest 34% above NE
Work from home 5.8%±4.5Lowest NE: 11% 6.6%±6.3Highest NE: 11%
Murdock and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town North Platte (45%)Omaha (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MurdockFew work in Wallace
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.2Lowest 216Highest
Schools
School district WALLACE PUBLIC SCH DIST 65 RELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town Wallace High SchoolElmwood-Murdock Jr./Sr. High SCH
Students per teacherat that high school 6.4Lowest 10.0Highest
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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