with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fresno

change
Omaha, NE cityscape

instead of fresno

Omaha

ne · metro 985k

a dispatch from

omaha

NE

41.26°N

95.94°W

Omaha is the steakhouse capital of the prairie, home to Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett still eats at the same Dundee diner), and the Henry Doorly Zoo, which is consistently ranked among the best in the world. The Old Market downtown is brick-and-cobblestone charm. The Reuben sandwich claims to have been invented here, and the locals will fight you on it. Friendly to a fault.

metro985k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$876

less monthly outlay than Fresno

Omaha sits well below Fresno on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the omaha entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,412/mo

29% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

5.84%

$288/mo less in state tax than Fresno

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$6,435/mo

$876 more than Fresno

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$306k

27% cheaper than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

985k

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

145

pleasant days a year, in omaha.

Fresno has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 53 days below 20°, vs 0 in Fresno.

1.6× the events of Fresno, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

53/100

20% lower than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

Closest outdoor draw: Lake Manawa State Park, 5.8 mi.

·walk score®

87/100

2% lower than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

19

73% more than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

04 · see also

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