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What Is It Like to Live in Omaha?

What it costs to live in Omaha, and how it compares with other Nebraska cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

22

12th best value in Nebraska

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Nebraska cities.

Overall livability

20

12th overall in Nebraska

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Omaha is home to about 488,059 people. A typical home runs $177,700 and a household earns around $65,400, a price-to-income ratio of 2.7. Among Nebraska's largest cities, it ranks 12th for value and 12th overall.

Omaha at a glance

Median home price

$177,700

9th in NE of 12

Median rent

$999/mo

Median household income

$65,400

Home price to income

2.7x

Unemployment

4.5%

11th in NE of 12

School rating

5/10

6th in NE of 12

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NE of 12

Walk score

60/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Nebraska only. Updated 2026.