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Webster Township vs Juniata

115 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (42.4× in Juniata) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, NEKnown for its schoolsDodge County · 766 people
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Juniata, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 750 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.

Webster TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of NE districts All about Webster Township →
JuniataKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of NE districts All about Juniata →
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.

Street grid42.4×
Juniata has the more walkable street grid
Juniata 119Webster Township 2.8
Jobs per worker2.2×
Webster Township is more of a job hub
Webster Township 0.58Juniata 0.26
Typical home built20 yrs
Webster Township’s homes are older
Juniata 1979Webster Township 1959
Average commute5 min
Webster Township has the shorter commute
Juniata 19 minWebster Township 15 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,020 more a month in Juniata

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.

Webster Township$990/mo
Typical home $157K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $892/mo · Housing →
Juniata$2,010/mo
Typical home $313K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $835/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,020 a month, about $12,200 a year, between Juniata and Webster Township.

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
A−Webster TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state A−JuniataBetter than 83% 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
Webster TownshipJuniata
Snow a year34″29″
January low—15°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—171d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th74th
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipJuniata
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1871
Archive photos—6
Community
Webster TownshipJuniata
Library hours a week23 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

115 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster TownshipDodge CountyJuniataNE
Webster Township ↔ Juniata115 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.

Webster TownshipJuniata
People
Population 766Highest 750Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Lowest NE: +7.4% -0.9%Highest NE: +7.4%
Median age 48±5.3Lowest 29% above NE 51.3±5.8Highest 38% above NE
Juniata and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±7.1Highest NE: 24.5% 19.9%±3.7Lowest NE: 24.5%
Webster Township and Juniata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±6.2Lowest NE: 16.7% 26.7%±4.6Highest NE: 16.7%
Juniata and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.1%Highest NE: 34.6% 17.6%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.2Lowest NE: 6.6% 3.2%±2.2Highest NE: 6.6%
Juniata and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,375±$28kHighest 9% below NE $64,500±$11kLowest 16% below NE
Webster Township and Juniata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,100±$52kHighest 34% below NE $143,300±$25kLowest 40% below NE
Webster Township and Juniata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $892±$374Highest 17% below NE $835±$60Lowest 22% below NE
Webster Township and Juniata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,017Highest 43% below NE $2,000Lowest 44% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.3%±15.3Lowest NE: 45.1% 38.3%±33.1Highest NE: 45.1%
Juniata and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.5%Lowest NE: 10.6% 8.8%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.6%Lowest NE: 66.5% 82.5%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 16 yrs older than NE 1979Highest 4 yrs newer than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 23% below NE 19 minHighest about the NE average
Work from home 6%±4.2Highest NE: 11% 4.2%±3.3Lowest NE: 11%
Webster Township and Juniata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Omaha (20%)Hastings (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JuniataFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 119Highest
Schools
School district HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLSADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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