($1,472) Movers From Omaha, NE to Toledo, OH

What to know before moving from Omaha to Toledo

Moving from Omaha to Toledo means adjusting to a different pace of life — and a different price tag. On average, it costs significantly more to live in Omaha than in Toledo, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

Check out how Omaha compares to Toledo so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Toledo are 31% lower than in Omaha, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Toledo.
  Home prices in Toledo are 56.8% lower than in Omaha.
• Income in Toledo is 3.4% lower than in Omaha, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Toledo include Faurecia Exhaust Systems, Marco's Pizza, and HCR ManorCare.
• The cost of living for a single person in Toledo is 41.6% lower than in Omaha. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Toledo, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Toledo is 22.8% higher than in Omaha.
• The unemployment rate in Toledo is 97.06% higher than in Omaha.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Toledo, since the city’s sales taxes in Toledo are 4.29% higher than in Omaha.
• One perk of moving to Toledo is paying less in state income taxes, which are 47.29% lower than in Omaha.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $1,752.31 in Toledo to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Omaha.

How life is different in Omaha vs. Toledo

• Toledo might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 44% less than Omaha.
• Getting around Toledo without a car might be more difficult than in Omaha. Toledo has a public transportation score of 3 out of 10, whereas Omaha is ranked 5. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Toledo to be about as walkable as Omaha. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 46 and 48 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Toledo 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. Toledo has a bike-friendliness score of 46 out of 100, while Omaha is rated as 42 out of 100.
• The crime rate in Toledo is higher than in Omaha, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 67.44 in Toledo, it is 45.72 in Omaha. With this index, the lower the score, the better, since it indicates a city’s crime levels.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Toledo. With a crime index of 32.56, Toledo ranks lower in overall safety than Omaha, whose index is Omaha's 54.28. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in Toledo 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.