on $100k a year, leaving Santa Rosa

change
Omaha, NE cityscape

swapping out of santa rosa

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

$1,474

under Santa Rosa, every month

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,412/mo

46% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)

02state income tax

5.84%

$288/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa

vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa

03after rent

$6,435/mo

$1,474 more than Santa Rosa

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

04a house here

$306k

63% cheaper than Santa Rosa

vs $817k in Santa Rosa

05metro size

985k

vs 482k in Santa Rosa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

145

pleasant days a year, in omaha.

Santa Rosa has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 53 days stay under 20°, well past Santa Rosa's 0.

62.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

53/100

23% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa

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

·walk score®

87/100

11% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

19

375% more than Santa Rosa

vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa

04 · see also

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