$100k a year, no longer in St. Louis
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
the monthly cost of moving past St. Louis
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Omaha is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,412/mo
0% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.84%
$95/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,435/mo
$96 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$306k
11% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
985k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
145
pleasant days a year, in omaha.
St. Louis edges ahead with 174 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 53 days under 20°, vs 22 in St. Louis.
Things to do run about even with St. Louis.
53/100
22% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Manawa State Park, 5.8 mi.
87/100
0% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
19
68% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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