Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,506, platted in 1870.
The best of Stanton’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 13 of Nebraska’s 133 towns score lower on hazard risk. Only 3 of Nebraska’s 133 towns score lower on the outdoors. Stanton Carnegie Library is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stanton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stanton beats most towns.
Where Stanton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Stanton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 248 in 1880, 1,520 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stanton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Stanton.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Stanton Community Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 195 | B+ |
| Stanton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 182 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Stanton for work: only 7% work in town. At 20 minutes, Stanton’s average trip to work is where Nebraska’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Stanton has lost 63 jobs, to 422 in 2023.
| Stanton | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 34% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stanton has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 12° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stanton beats the Nebraska average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 28% of Stanton adults sleep under 7 hours, below both Nebraska’s towns (31%) and U.S. towns (36%). 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Stanton.
| Stanton | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Stanton | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Stanton home is worth about $256,000, up 7.3% in a year, 8% below the Nebraska typical home. The median rent in Stanton is $834 a month.
| Stanton | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $834 a month | $914 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 67% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stanton
About 2 of every 100 Stanton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Village in and county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska, United States
Stanton is a city in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stanton had a population of 1,520. It is the county seat of Stanton County. Stanton was platted in 1870. Both the city and county are named after Edwin Stanton, secretary of war for president Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
Stanton was platted in 1870 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Claude E. Welch and Ronald H. Strahle.