Forbes - Best cities to move to in 2024

[Brad]

Top 5 Best Cities to Move to in 2024

https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement ... o-move-to/

#1 Omaha, Nebraska

Score: 100 out of 100

According to our research, the overall best city to move to in 2024 is Omaha, Nebraska, which scored a perfect 100 out of 100 based on our point system.

[skinzfan23]

Awesome! But like all these rankings I question where they get their numbers. I don’t think Omaha lost 5,000 residents from 2016-2020. And if it were true we have gained them back and then some since then.

[Garrett]

Awesome! But like all these rankings I question where they get their numbers. I don’t think Omaha lost 5,000 residents from 2016-2020. And if it were true we have gained them back and then some since then.

It's probably counting city limits since the ACS tends to overestimate the number of people within Omaha proper.

Edit: actually that might not even be it, I'm really not sure what they're doing.

[TitosBuritoBarn]

Awesome! But like all these rankings I question where they get their numbers. I don’t think Omaha lost 5,000 residents from 2016-2020. And if it were true we have gained them back and then some since then.

It's probably counting city limits since the ACS tends to overestimate the number of people within Omaha proper.

Edit: actually that might not even be it, I'm really not sure what they're doing.

That’s the migration figure. It’s not looking at total population change, just the net number of people who moved to the city. That said, it seems quite high of an outmigration figure.

[nativeomahan]

I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I really have to question stories that rank cities as the “best” place to live. That is largely a very personal decision and not based upon how many clouds are typically in the sky or even average median family income. I’m just going out on a limb and stating that Austin, Texas gained more than 3,000 citizens during 2016 - 2020.
That said we will take what Forbes has reported. Their stats show that Omaha does have one of the best school systems, in terms of turning out students who can read and write. That is an important metric.

[Renovator2559]

I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I really have to question stories that rank cities as the “best” place to live. That is largely a very personal decision and not based upon how many clouds are typically in the sky or even average median family income. I’m just going out on a limb and stating that Austin, Texas gained more than 3,000 citizens during 2016 - 2020.
That said we will take what Forbes has reported. Their stats show that Omaha does have one of the best school systems, in terms of turning out students who can read and write. That is an important metric.

Well, they do indicate methodologies on the criteria they rank and its no secret that Omaha ranks high in many stats. That's why people can look at one stat and then compare with other stats in other areas to give an overall map in how Omaha is doing. Those of us that follow stats on Omaha over years, see a consistent pattern of Omaha doing well in many areas.

I am sure that if we got a mayor that implements similar policies (crime) from the west coast cities, Omaha would have higher crime and thus make our city more undesirable for business and citizen safety. Mayor Jean Stothert has done well with a steady and firm hand by supporting our police, while pursuing strategic development projects that have already changed downtown drastically. We have many more projects in the pipeline. I couldn't be happier with the talented people that Mayor Jean Stothert has placed, to lead Omaha in these turbulent times and not only that, but place Omaha at the top of the list in this and other rankings.