($1,442) Movers From Irving, TX to Omaha, NE

What to know before moving from Irving to Omaha

Moving from Irving to Omaha comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Omaha is generally more expensive than Irving, 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 19% lower than in Irving, 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 18.7% lower than in Irving.
• Income in Omaha is 4.0% lower than in Irving, 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 10.8% higher than in Irving. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Omaha is 48.4% lower than in Irving.
• The unemployment rate in Omaha is 48.48% lower than in Irving.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Omaha, since the city’s sales taxes in Omaha are 600.00% higher than in Irving.
• State income taxes in Omaha are 6.64% higher than in Irving.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,324.73 in Omaha to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Irving.

How life is different in Irving vs. Omaha

• The population of Omaha is about 88% greater than Irving, 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.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Omaha will be about the same as it currently is in Irving. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find Omaha to be about as walkable as Irving. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 48 and 45 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Omaha and Irving 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.
• The crime rate in Omaha is higher than in Irving, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 45.72 in Omaha, it is 30.64 in Irving. 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 Omaha. With a crime index of 54.28, Omaha ranks lower in overall safety than Irving, whose index is Irving's 68.36. 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 Omaha and Irving 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.