Denver, CO → Omaha, NE
Moving to Omaha costs you $20 a month
−$240 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 264 households moved Denver → Omaha (avg AGI $88,542). 311 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Denver | Omaha | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,394 | −$856 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,057 | $1,805 | −$252 |
| Take-home pay | $6,193 | $5,589 | −$604 |
| Rent | $1,490 | $1,100 | −$390 |
| Getting around | $551 | $545 | −$6 |
| Groceries | $420 | $368 | −$52 |
| Healthcare | $473 | $414 | −$59 |
| Utilities | $263 | $230 | −$33 |
| Everything else | $368 | $322 | −$46 |
| Left over | $2,630 | $2,610 | −$20 |
To break even in Omaha, you'd need to earn
$89,000
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Denver does now.
The tax difference alone
−$21
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.9% in Denver, 24.4% in Omaha.
More about Omaha
Denver, CO in full
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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 → Denver →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.