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Webster Township vs Scribner

10 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (36.7× in Scribner) and property tax bill (+33% in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, NEKnown for its schoolsDodge County · 766 people
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Scribner, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 725 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 →
ScribnerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of NE districts HistorySettled in 18702 places on the National Register All about Scribner →
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 grid36.7×
Scribner has the more walkable street grid
Scribner 103Webster Township 2.8
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Webster Township
Webster Township $2,017Scribner $1,520
Typical home built17 yrs
Scribner’s homes are older
Webster Township 1959Scribner 1942
Average commute5 min
Webster Township has the shorter commute
Scribner 20 minWebster Township 15 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Scribner

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 →
Scribner$1,560/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $995/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Scribner 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 B+ScribnerBetter than 73% 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 TownshipScribner
Snow a year34″34″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipScribner
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1870
National Register places—2
Archive photos—6
Community
Webster TownshipScribner
Library hours a week23 hrs39 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

10 miles apart

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

Webster TownshipScribnerWebster TownshipScribner
Webster Township ↔ Scribner9.7 miles apart
Who commutes between them
18 Webster Township residents work in Scribner (5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Webster Township →
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 TownshipScribner
People
Population 766Highest 725Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Lowest NE: +7.4% -1.6%Highest NE: +7.4%
Median age 48±5.3Lowest 29% above NE 48.1±6.2Highest 29% above NE
Scribner 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% 21.9%±4.2Lowest NE: 24.5%
Webster Township and Scribner 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% 27.4%±3.8Highest NE: 16.7%
Scribner 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% 16.5%Lowest NE: 34.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.2Lowest NE: 6.6% 2.3%±2.9Highest NE: 6.6%
Scribner 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 $58,889±$12kLowest 23% below NE
Webster Township and Scribner 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 $114,400±$13kLowest 52% below NE
Webster Township and Scribner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $892±$374Lowest 17% below NE $995±$90Highest 7% below NE
Scribner and Webster Township 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 $1,520Lowest 57% below NE
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.3%±15.3Lowest NE: 45.1% 55.6%±27.2Highest NE: 45.1%
Scribner 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% 14.4%Highest NE: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.6%Lowest NE: 66.5% 84.4%Highest NE: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 16 yrs older than NE 1942Lowest 33 yrs older than NE
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 23% below NE 20 minHighest 5% above NE
Work from home 6%±4.2Highest NE: 11% 3.1%±2Lowest NE: 11%
Webster Township and Scribner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.55Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Omaha (20%)Fremont (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in ScribnerFew 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 103Highest
Schools
School district HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLSSCRIBNER-SNYDER COMMUNITY SCHS
High school in town None in townScribner-Snyder Secondary SCH
Students per teacherat that high school — 4.8
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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