It’s no surprise that Omaha is consistently ranked a top place to live in publications like Parenting magazine and CNN.com, because this Midwestern city is actually incredibly easy on your wallet. The cost of living is 12 percent below the national average, with housing expenses 21 percent lower. According to Rent.com, average studio apartments cost just $440 per month, while a one-bedroom goes for about $515. To top it off, the average wage for full-time civilians in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area is $24.75 an hour—$2 more than national rates.
2. St. Louis
3. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
4. Columbus, Ohio
5. Houston, Texas
6. Tucson, Arizona
7. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
nativeomahan wrote:So why do so many people still whine about living costs here then? Just saying.
My suspicion is that a lot of people have come here from small towns in the area or are natives who have never been anywhere else on the local economy. Â Albuquerque and Jacksonville were great, but the hidden costs of those places really bite into your pay checks. Â Mountains were pretty and the beach access was fun, but not if you can't match the pay of the dominant industry, and therefore have a harder time paying for stuff. Â
People who have never lived away, dont have those perspectives.