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Winside vs Orchard

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+52% in Winside).

Winside, NEKnown for its schoolsNebraska · 485 people

Orchard, NEA small town of 410Nebraska · 410 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.

WinsideKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 6%of NE districts Housing$219K typical home22% below the NE typical home All about Winside →

OrchardA small town of 410

Quiet strengthsOrchard doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Orchard →

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.

Property tax bill+52%

Tax bills are bigger in Winside

Winside $1,414Orchard $929

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Orchard

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%

Winside$1,400/mo

Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Orchard$1,680/mo

Typical home $275K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Orchard and Winside.

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

DWinsideBetter than 6% of districts in the state –OrchardNot 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

WinsideOrchard

Snow a year32″49″

January low11°F —

July high85°F —

Growing season (days)163d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 41st

Outdoors & history

WinsideOrchard

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1886 1880

Archive photos3 4

Famous people born here—1

Community

WinsideOrchard

Library hours a week20 hrs 21 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WinsideNE OrchardNE

Winside ↔ Orchard56 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

WinsideOrchard

People

Population 485Highest 410Lowest

Median age 32.1±6.4Lowest 14% below NE 35±10.4Highest 6% below NE

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

Kids under 18 33.4%±8.9Highest NE: 24.5% 32.9%±5.4Lowest NE: 24.5%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±2.6Lowest NE: 16.7% 21.2%±7.2Highest NE: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest NE: 34.6% 21.7%Lowest NE: 34.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2.9Lowest NE: 6.6% 2.9%±1.8Highest NE: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,667±$22kHighest 13% below NE $52,813±$15kLowest 31% below NE

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,200±$15kHighest 56% below NE $87,000±$14kLowest 64% below NE

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$183Lowest 26% below NE $814±$170Highest 24% below NE

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,414Highest 60% below NE $929Lowest 74% below NE

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.8%±17.8Lowest NE: 45.1% 42.3%±24.1Highest NE: 45.1%

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

Below poverty line 8.4%Lowest NE: 10.6% 18.7%Highest NE: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.2%Lowest NE: 66.5% 71.2%Highest NE: 66.5%

Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 26 yrs older than NE 1958Highest 17 yrs older than NE

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest about the NE average 17 minLowest 11% below NE

Work from home 1.3%±1.7Lowest NE: 11% 2.4%±2.3Highest NE: 11%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 0.59Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Norfolk (22%)Neligh (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrchardFew work in Winside

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 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Highest 81.6Lowest

Schools

School district WINSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS—

High school in town Winside High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 7.6 —

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.

Winside neighborsTown Square →

1 neighbor in Winside can answer.

Orchard neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Winside vs Orchard

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Orchard

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

56 miles apart

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