CITY PROFILE
Omaha, NE
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Omaha is a mid-size metro with moderately priced housing—manageable costs without the premium tag of larger coastal cities. Expect a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall, so you'll see real winters and summers but nothing extreme. It's a straightforward place to live if you want a balanced climate and don't need endless sun or a sprawling megacity feel.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $310K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,444/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10.4°C · warmest 25.5°C · coolest -5.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 786 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.16 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #59 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy86
- Affordable to rent78
- Climate comfort45
- Plenty of sunshine47
- Big-city amenities86
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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