Colorado Springs, CO → Omaha, NE
You'd keep $288 more a month in Omaha
+$3,456 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 92 households moved Colorado Springs → Omaha (avg AGI $67,652). 169 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Colorado Springs | Omaha | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $7,417 | $0 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,773 | $1,813 | +$40 |
| Take-home pay | $5,644 | $5,604 | −$40 |
| Rent | $1,301 | $1,100 | −$201 |
| Getting around | $571 | $545 | −$26 |
| Groceries | $396 | $368 | −$28 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $414 | −$32 |
| Utilities | $248 | $230 | −$18 |
| Everything else | $347 | $322 | −$25 |
| Left over | $2,337 | $2,625 | +$288 |
To break even in Omaha, you'd need to earn
$83,500
Household gross, versus $89,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Colorado Springs does now.
The tax difference alone
−$475
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.9% in Colorado Springs, 24.4% in Omaha.
More about Omaha
Colorado Springs, CO in full
Denver's mountains and sunshine, with the lowest property tax on this list.
Omaha, NE in full
A 21-minute commute and one of the most stable job markets in the Midwest.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Omaha on Omaha wages.
Omaha → Colorado Springs →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.