($1,667) Movers From Manchester, NH to Omaha, NE

What to know before moving from Manchester to Omaha

Moving from Manchester to Omaha comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Omaha is generally more expensive than Manchester, 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 Omaha are 35% lower than in Manchester, 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 Omaha.
  Home prices in Omaha are 32.9% lower than in Manchester.
• Income in Omaha is 2.6% lower than in Manchester, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Omaha include Berkshire Hathaway, C&A Industries, and Union Pacific.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Omaha, since the cost of living for a single person in Omaha is 27.9% higher than in Manchester. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Omaha is 23.5% lower than in Manchester.
• The unemployment rate in Omaha is 10.53% lower than in Manchester.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Omaha, since the city’s sales taxes in Omaha are 7.00% higher than in Manchester.
• State income taxes in Omaha are 66.00% higher than in Manchester.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,837.89 in Omaha to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Manchester.

How life is different in Manchester vs. Omaha

• The population of Omaha is about 318% greater than Manchester, 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.
• Omaha offers better access to buses and trains than Manchester, based on public transportation ratings. Omaha has a transit score of 5 out of 10 compared to 3 in Manchester. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Omaha to be about as walkable as Manchester. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 48 and 51 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Omaha and Manchester are similarly bike-friendly based on their rating of 42. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• Omaha has a lower crime rate than Manchester based on scores of 45.72 and Manchester's 56.09, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You might find more confidence in your overall safety in Omaha than in Manchester, based on Omaha’s safety index of 54.28 versus 43.91 for Manchester. With this index, higher scores indicate more safety, particularly around how comfortable residents feel walking alone during the day and at night.
• The air quality in Omaha and Manchester 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.