($1,460) Movers From Paradise, NV to Omaha, NE

What to know before moving from Paradise to Omaha

Moving from Paradise to Omaha comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Omaha is generally more expensive than Paradise, 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 32% lower than in Paradise, 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 26.0% lower than in Paradise.
• Income in Omaha is 2.3% lower than in Paradise, 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 42.2% higher than in Paradise. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Omaha is 17.5% lower than in Paradise.
• The unemployment rate in Omaha is 61.36% lower than in Paradise.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Omaha, since the city’s sales taxes in Omaha are 4.11% lower than in Paradise.
• State income taxes in Omaha are 6.64% higher than in Paradise.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,266.45 in Omaha to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Paradise.

How life is different in Paradise vs. Omaha

• The population of Omaha is about 153% greater than Paradise, 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.
• Getting around Omaha without a car might be more difficult than in Paradise. Omaha has a public transportation score of 5 out of 10, whereas Paradise is ranked 6. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Omaha to be about as walkable as Paradise. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 48 and 50 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• You probably won’t see as many cycling lanes or off-road trails in Omaha, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Paradise. While Paradise has a bike-friendliness score of 50 out of 100, Omaha earned a 42. Scores are based on factors like whether a city accommodates cyclists on major roadways, how often people bike to work, and how many steep hills it has.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Omaha as Paradise. 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.
• Omaha is generally as safe as Paradise, 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 Omaha and Paradise 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.