Home prices in Omaha run 39% below the national median: $255,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $68,000 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 3.8x.
Property taxes in Omaha run 1.73% of assessed value, above the 1.1% national average. On the median home, that's $4,412 a year, or $368 added to the monthly payment.
Between the $1,803/month mortgage payment and Nebraska's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Omaha's cost of living index sits at 88 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Omaha's median home price runs 4% higher than nearby Lincoln: $245,000 there versus $255,000 here.