Dallas, TX → Omaha, NE
Moving to Omaha costs you $412 a month
−$4,944 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 197 households moved Dallas → Omaha (avg AGI $77,797). 305 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Dallas | Omaha | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,958 | $7,412 | −$546 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,661 | $1,811 | +$150 |
| Take-home pay | $6,298 | $5,601 | −$696 |
| Rent | $1,263 | $1,100 | −$163 |
| Getting around | $580 | $545 | −$35 |
| Groceries | $392 | $368 | −$24 |
| Healthcare | $441 | $414 | −$27 |
| Utilities | $245 | $230 | −$15 |
| Everything else | $343 | $322 | −$21 |
| Left over | $3,034 | $2,622 | −$412 |
To break even in Omaha, you'd need to earn
$96,500
Household gross, versus $95,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Dallas does now.
The tax difference alone
−$3,746
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.9% in Dallas, 24.4% in Omaha.
More about Omaha
Dallas, TX in full
No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.
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 → Dallas →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.