$100k salary, packing up from Portland
changea 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.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Portland
Move to Omaha and the monthly math gets easier. Portland's rent is the headline; Omaha's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,412/mo
38% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
5.84%
$138/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,435/mo
$1,012 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$306k
44% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
985k
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
145
pleasant days a year, in omaha.
Portland barely cracks 145 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 53 days under 20°, vs 19 in Portland.
100% more happening than in Portland.
53/100
25% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Manawa State Park, 5.8 mi.
87/100
11% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
19
850% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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