($1,529) Movers From Omaha, NE to Spokane, WA

What to know before moving from Omaha to Spokane

Moving from Omaha to Spokane 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 Spokane, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

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

• Rent prices in Spokane are 12% 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 Spokane are 36.5% higher than in Omaha.
• Income in Spokane is 7.0% lower than in Omaha, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Spokane include Key Tronic, URM Stores, and Empire Health Centers Group.
• The cost of living for a single person in Spokane is 18.4% lower than in Omaha. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Spokane, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Spokane is 56.0% higher than in Omaha.
• The unemployment rate in Spokane is 94.12% higher than in Omaha.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Spokane, since the city’s sales taxes in Spokane are 28.57% higher than in Omaha.
• One perk of moving to Spokane is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Omaha.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,447.49 in Spokane to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Omaha.

How life is different in Omaha vs. Spokane

• The population of Spokane is about 23% greater than Omaha, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Spokane offers better access to buses and trains than Omaha, based on public transportation ratings. Spokane has a transit score of 6 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 Spokane to be about as walkable as Omaha. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 49 and 48 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Spokane 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. Spokane has a bike-friendliness score of 52 out of 100, while Omaha is rated as 42 out of 100.
• Spokane has a lower crime rate than Omaha based on scores of 3.0 and Omaha's 45.72, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Spokane. With a crime index of 44.94, Spokane 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 Spokane 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.