($1,460) Movers From Omaha, NE to Tampa, FL

What to know before moving from Omaha to Tampa

Moving from Omaha to Tampa comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Tampa is generally more expensive than Omaha, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Tampa are 49% higher than in Omaha, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Omaha.
  Home prices in Tampa are 34.9% higher than in Omaha.
• Income in Tampa is 2.2% higher than in Omaha, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Tampa include Bloomin' Brands, Sykes Enterprises, and OSI Restaurant Partners.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Tampa, since the cost of living for a single person in Tampa is 3.2% higher than in Omaha. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Tampa, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Tampa is 101.7% higher than in Omaha.
• The unemployment rate in Tampa is 47.06% higher than in Omaha.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Tampa, since the city’s sales taxes in Tampa are 7.14% lower than in Omaha.
• One perk of moving to Tampa is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Omaha.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,094.80 in Tampa to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Omaha.

How life is different in Omaha vs. Tampa

• Tampa might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 17% less than Omaha.
• Tampa offers better access to buses and trains than Omaha, based on public transportation ratings. Tampa has a transit score of 8 out of 10 compared to 5 in Omaha. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Tampa to be about as walkable as Omaha. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 51 and 48 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Tampa is considered more bike-friendly than Omaha in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Tampa has a bike-friendliness score of 51 out of 100, while Omaha is rated as 42 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Tampa as Omaha. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• Tampa is generally as safe as Omaha, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in Tampa and Omaha is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.