Its got very expensive in the past few years! the property taxes have gone so much higher (deadly levels) and so has insurance, then everything else is just inflationary high! For those of us who have lived here for a long time its going downhill on everything!
Not too hard to believe considering all the relatively more wealthy people relocating to Omaha from places where they were previously making 2-3 time as much as we normally do.
Property taxes are HIGH. Friend lives in Long Beach, CA and is paying $2,000 a year in property taxes! Her home is a Million dollar home! My property taxes are $5,000 a year, not a million dollar! No doubt, Nebraska is THE TAX ME STATE!
@@DavidMatney just Nebraska in general it is purgatory milk toast. Absolutely no character feels flat treeless just not my place. It's all just cookie cutter depressing devolpments most of these neigborhoods all the houses look the same and are so close together. Headed to the mountains of New Hampshire.
I sold my home in Dundee in 2017 and moved out of state. I am back for the 1st time staying at in laws for 2 weeks in midtown and I’m amazed at how much has changed. Some good some imo bad. Overall the vibe is the same, the people look the same. I could never live here again but I get the appeal
Good video keep up the good work and I think omaha will be like the big city like in the 50 year and I am really surprised there no cap ob property taxes and I thought the Casino will pay half of the property taxes
Creeping socialism is killing life in Omaha. The involuntary funding by the many, of projects that benefit the few, is reaching serious levels. Schools cost way to much, the idiotic streetcar project will benefit a minuscule group of people, public transportation is payed for by people who own and operate their own cars, etc..The roads and bridges are rapidly falling apart, while cops and fire-fighters get sprawling training facilities, helicopters, mobile crime labs, etc., etc.. You get the picture. Big benefits for tiny groups of people, big inflation and decline for the rest. A red state that taxes like a blue state is a very accurate description of Nebraska.
I have lived in several places, and was a professional driver nationwide for almost ten years. Omaha has some of the absolute WORST drivers I have ever seen.
Dude shut up don't tell them. I-80 is deadlock EVERY DAMN DAY 7-9am and 4-6pm. I used to drive from council bluffs to west O during rush hour in 20 minutes. Would be over an hour now. Too many ppl moving here, we are losing our small town city day by day and I hate it.
I moved to Omaha a year ago. The real estate taxes are ridiculous. Yes you can buy a home cheaper but the taxes are twice as much. Same with house and car insurance. It is 50% more than most place. Weather is miserable! Hot and humid in the summer cold in the winter!! Don't believe that food is a cheaper either! It's not! It is definitely not cheap to live here!
I moved back here from DFW area (Carrollton) Texas...and it is way more expensive to live here, especially in Papillion. Taxes are ridiculous I literally pay as much in property taxes and insurance as I do on my mortgage principal and interest every month. Also vehicle registration is bonkers too I paid $65 in Texas, here it's around $450 every year for the same car. And food is so expensive here for less quality. After you calculate all the taxes and fees they charge you here I doubt NE is anywhere near beating the national average.
Happy Easter to you i actually had family coming to surprise me and took them around and they loved it and yes I yoused your videos to show them around
Im a creighton bluejays fans! I like omaha. I used to go to some uno hockey games on some weekends! But im mostly a bluejays fan since 2014. P.s i love runza
@DavidMatney buckle up. LOL this is going to be a long one. I'm also using talk to text so bear with me. 1st. Due Diligence. If your neighbor has been in the business for 20 years. Not a bad place to start. For instance My parents are BBB/ Consumer Reports fans. Research some companies make sure they have a license they are bonded insured etc. 2nd. Perhaps a Salesman mentions they can save you money or help with your deductible. Besides being insurance fraud. It's not worth it... that company is going to try to make up that money somewhere else. I am literally helping someone with that exact situation. The previous company used inferior products. Also, some homeowners may think. During an insurance claim . If you get lower estimates, you can keep the extra money. You cannot! You are pretty much doing the insurance company's job for them. also, can be insurance fraud... 3rd. This one's important. And it's about attic ventilation. It starts with basic physics. What I see quite often. Mini customers will state. My upstairs is hot and or my attic is hot can you put another vent on my roof. Adding more vents, is most likely not the solution. Apologies for the grammar. You're welcome to reach out ask questions anytime. phone calls probably better. 😆
Omaha’s reputation for cost of living is an illusion. When you factor in the ridiculous taxes it is more expensive than the majority of U.S. states. The two largest expenses any American faces is their home and vehicle. And in Omaha, the cost of owning either of those is much higher than almost anywhere else. Your mortgage payment on a house will be almost 40% higher than a similarly priced home anywhere else when you factor in taxes and insurance. Additionally, the cost to register and insure your vehicle is higher than almost anywhere else. When you take these factors into account, and add in the fact that there is absolutely NOTHING exciting to do within hundreds of miles, Omaha is a place that people should avoid living in at all costs.
I've live in Omaha for 10 years. If you do a basic rent or house purchase search. You will see its pretty close in cost of living as most east coast cities. Salary wise is about the same as well. As far as quality of life. Well if you like cold weather roughly 8 months our of the year. I guess you could call the quality of life. There isn't much in this city to do at all. Once you've done what they do have to offer a few times your done. The roads are absolutely horrible. They do have good food and fairly cheap alcohol prices but its climbing. Flying in and out of Omaha is a pain. Not many direct connections at all. The biggest event in this city is the college world series. Most big name entertainers only come through on week days. The people are pretty nice but very ugly. Especially the women. If you choose to live in the country. Well the corn and bean fields are everywhere. Lots of cancer from pesticides and fertilizers crop dusting. The Missouri river is sh!t brown because of all the sewage that get dumped into it. Lot of foreigners also live here due to government shipping them in. If all that sounds good. Then by all means welcome to Nebraska.
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Its got very expensive in the past few years! the property taxes have gone so much higher (deadly levels) and so has insurance, then everything else is just inflationary high! For those of us who have lived here for a long time its going downhill on everything!
I can not disagree, hard to believe how fast and how high prices have gone. Thanks for the comment.
Not too hard to believe considering all the relatively more wealthy people relocating to Omaha from places where they were previously making 2-3 time as much as we normally do.
@@weignerg You are correct. Thanks for the comment.
Property taxes are HIGH. Friend lives in Long Beach, CA and is paying $2,000 a year in property taxes! Her home is a Million dollar home! My property taxes are $5,000 a year, not a million dollar! No doubt, Nebraska is THE TAX ME STATE!
100% correct! Thanks for the comment.
But we have almost no income tax versus living in CA, like my $3000 house tax more than offsets the $45,000 more in taxes Id pay at my income in CA
Does Nebraska tax retirement income? SS, IRA payments, etc.
But our 1600 sqft paid property taxes in Omaha for $6,754.00 in 2024 and increased again in 2024.
Lived here for the past 3 years can't wait to leave
Thanks for the comment. Just curious, what is your lease favorite part of living in Omaha?
@@DavidMatney just Nebraska in general it is purgatory milk toast. Absolutely no character feels flat treeless just not my place. It's all just cookie cutter depressing devolpments most of these neigborhoods all the houses look the same and are so close together. Headed to the mountains of New Hampshire.
I sold my home in Dundee in 2017 and moved out of state. I am back for the 1st time staying at in laws for 2 weeks in midtown and I’m amazed at how much has changed. Some good some imo bad. Overall the vibe is the same, the people look the same. I could never live here again but I get the appeal
@matthewsmith2362 Welcome back and enjoy your stay! Just curious, where did you move to?
Good video keep up the good work and I think omaha will be like the big city like in the 50 year and I am really surprised there no cap ob property taxes and I thought the Casino will pay half of the property taxes
Thanks for the support. I am not sure how we fix the property tax situation.
Creeping socialism is killing life in Omaha. The involuntary funding by the many, of projects that benefit the few, is reaching serious levels. Schools cost way to much, the idiotic streetcar project will benefit a minuscule group of people, public transportation is payed for by people who own and operate their own cars, etc..The roads and bridges are rapidly falling apart, while cops and fire-fighters get sprawling training facilities, helicopters, mobile crime labs, etc., etc.. You get the picture. Big benefits for tiny groups of people, big inflation and decline for the rest. A red state that taxes like a blue state is a very accurate description of Nebraska.
Very informative
Thanks
Great video
Thank you!
I live in arizona, and it takes 45 minutes to work.
I would say it’s getting expensive. The minimum requirement for a lot to build a house in Elkorn is $300k.
Omaha is going to die with Warren Buffett. Des Moines is a suburb like city that is centrally located 2-4 hour drive from more cities.
I have lived in several places, and was a professional driver nationwide for almost ten years. Omaha has some of the absolute WORST drivers I have ever seen.
I have heard that before. Thanks for the comment.
Dude shut up don't tell them. I-80 is deadlock EVERY DAMN DAY 7-9am and 4-6pm. I used to drive from council bluffs to west O during rush hour in 20 minutes. Would be over an hour now. Too many ppl moving here, we are losing our small town city day by day and I hate it.
Rob, many of the people I have helped decided to move back after dealing with our weather. Thanks for the comment.
@@DavidMatney Weather... the weater has been terrible! Tornados and TONS if hail damage. The weather has been the worst this year.
@@jasonhalberg6348 Facts!
I moved to Omaha a year ago. The real estate taxes are ridiculous. Yes you can buy a home cheaper but the taxes are twice as much. Same with house and car insurance. It is 50% more than most place. Weather is miserable! Hot and humid in the summer cold in the winter!! Don't believe that food is a cheaper either! It's not! It is definitely not cheap to live here!
@svecch69 Thanks for sharing. Just curious, where did you move from?
I moved back here from DFW area (Carrollton) Texas...and it is way more expensive to live here, especially in Papillion. Taxes are ridiculous I literally pay as much in property taxes and insurance as I do on my mortgage principal and interest every month. Also vehicle registration is bonkers too I paid $65 in Texas, here it's around $450 every year for the same car. And food is so expensive here for less quality.
After you calculate all the taxes and fees they charge you here I doubt NE is anywhere near beating the national average.
@@DavidMatney Douglas County, Colorado
It’s like a fraction of illinois for all those thing tho
Happy Easter to you i actually had family coming to surprise me and took them around and they loved it and yes I yoused your videos to show them around
Ricardo, that is fantastic! Remember, if they decide to move to Omaha and it they need an agent, let me know. Thanks for the comment!
*Cries in California * great video though! Thanks for letting me check it and your channel out!
Andrew, thank you! I already implemented several of your recommendations. I appreciate the kind words and for taking the time to comment.
Omaha and Nebraska sucks
Imagine paying 375k to live at 56th and Leavenworth... should put on the Omaha Scanner some night and listen to how much goes down in Elmwood Park.
Im a creighton bluejays fans! I like omaha. I used to go to some uno hockey games on some weekends! But im mostly a bluejays fan since 2014.
P.s i love runza
There's soooo much more than Runza my guy. Update from the cliche
Omaha is great! Would move back if I had to.
Thanks for the comment. Just curious, where did you move to?
I have enjoyed all of your videos. Appreciate what you do. Since you brought up roofing, that happens to be my business.😊
Ben, thanks for the kind words. What mistakes do you see people making when it comes to roofing in the Midwest?
@DavidMatney buckle up. LOL this is going to be a long one. I'm also using talk to text so bear with me.
1st. Due Diligence. If your neighbor has been in the business for 20 years. Not a bad place to start. For instance My parents are BBB/ Consumer Reports fans. Research some companies make sure they have a license they are bonded insured etc.
2nd. Perhaps a Salesman mentions they can save you money or help with your deductible. Besides being insurance fraud. It's not worth it... that company is going to try to make up that money somewhere else. I am literally helping someone with that exact situation. The previous company used inferior products.
Also, some homeowners may think. During an insurance claim . If you get lower estimates, you can keep the extra money. You cannot! You are pretty much doing the insurance company's job for them. also, can be insurance fraud...
3rd. This one's important. And it's about attic ventilation. It starts with basic physics. What I see quite often. Mini customers will state. My upstairs is hot and or my attic is hot can you put another vent on my roof. Adding more vents, is most likely not the solution.
Apologies for the grammar. You're welcome to reach out ask questions anytime. phone calls probably better. 😆
Love it! Thank you!
Ive heard countless out of towners call Omaha a hidden gem.
It’s not.
Omaha’s reputation for cost of living is an illusion. When you factor in the ridiculous taxes it is more expensive than the majority of U.S. states. The two largest expenses any American faces is their home and vehicle. And in Omaha, the cost of owning either of those is much higher than almost anywhere else. Your mortgage payment on a house will be almost 40% higher than a similarly priced home anywhere else when you factor in taxes and insurance. Additionally, the cost to register and insure your vehicle is higher than almost anywhere else. When you take these factors into account, and add in the fact that there is absolutely NOTHING exciting to do within hundreds of miles, Omaha is a place that people should avoid living in at all costs.
Omaha is dirt cheap, lol
This is not true
I've live in Omaha for 10 years. If you do a basic rent or house purchase search. You will see its pretty close in cost of living as most east coast cities. Salary wise is about the same as well. As far as quality of life. Well if you like cold weather roughly 8 months our of the year. I guess you could call the quality of life. There isn't much in this city to do at all. Once you've done what they do have to offer a few times your done. The roads are absolutely horrible. They do have good food and fairly cheap alcohol prices but its climbing. Flying in and out of Omaha is a pain. Not many direct connections at all. The biggest event in this city is the college world series. Most big name entertainers only come through on week days. The people are pretty nice but very ugly. Especially the women. If you choose to live in the country. Well the corn and bean fields are everywhere. Lots of cancer from pesticides and fertilizers crop dusting. The Missouri river is sh!t brown because of all the sewage that get dumped into it. Lot of foreigners also live here due to government shipping them in. If all that sounds good. Then by all means welcome to Nebraska.
Services expensive here, some hotel are not clean but 200$ a night, run away.
False
I would never guess "housing costs" I live in Omaha and real estate prices here are insane! Housing is not affordable....