I'm transferring to Omaha, Ne. Anyone From There?

Just for S and G's, I put in this site that if you lived in Omaha and made $35000 and moved to NYC....Well, youll see..

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To maintain the same standard of living, your salary of $35,000 in Omaha, NE should increase to $87,351 in New York, NY Stated another way, it's 149.6% more expensive to live in New York, NY than Omaha, NE Where applicable, numbers worse than the national average are displayed in red. Need more detail? Compare 3,000 cities in 100 categories Sources - BLS Consumer Price Index, Census Bureau, NAHB, surveys
Cost of Living Indexes	Natl. average	Omaha	New York
Overall 100=national average (lower=better)	100.0	94.0	234.6
Housing comprises 31% of overall COL	100.0	93.0	442.6
Food and groceries comprises 16% of overall COL	100.0	96.3	142.8
Transportation comprises 10% of overall COL	100.0	100.0	120.1
Utilities comprises 8% of overall COL	100.0	86.8	178.2
Health comprises 5% of overall COL	100.0	91.8	183.6
Miscellaneous comprises 30% of overall COL	100.0	94.1	130.4
Housing	Natl. average	Omaha	New York
House purchase cost median home value - Q3/00	$128,500	$109,600	$204,600
Home apreciation 12 months ending Q3/00	7.2%	11.4%	9.7%
Property tax rate tax rate per $1000 valuation	$15.56	$22.60	$15.30
Other Costs	Natl. average	Omaha	New York
Sales tax rate total local, county, and state sales taxes	5.75%	6.0%	8.3%
Income tax rate total for $50,000 income	4.60%	6.7%	10.5%
Auto insurance annual insurance for mis-size sedan	$825	$680	$1,640
Economy	Natl. average	Omaha	New York
Unemployment Rate October, 2000	4.0%	2.3%	5.8%
Recent job growth most recent 12 months	1.30%	1.5%	2.6%
Future job growth projected growth to 2010	15.1%	18.2%	4.5%
Municipal Bond Rating source - Standard and Poors	AA-	AAA	BBB+

I never had a gun pointed at me during a gas station robbery until I moved to Omaha.

But avoiding gas stations at 4 in the morning probably could have helped me avoid that.

In spite of that incident, I have enjoyed living here.

Oh, and, when you are house-hunting...avoid Benson like the plague...

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