Lancaster → Omaha
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Lancaster to Omaha is strongly favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 98.3 to 91.9 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $158/mo.
- +$6,877
- BLS median salary higher in Omaha
- 250 to 217
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 13.6:1 to 13.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + 6% lower cost of living
- + $158/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $7K higher median salary
- + Fewer environmental violations
Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP falls from 98.3 to 91.9, so each dollar covers more in Omaha (ratio 0.94). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $158/mo ($1,896/yr) from $1,526 in Lancaster to $1,368 in Omaha.
Omaha leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Omaha sits #140 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Lancaster is #288/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Strongly Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $6,877 higher ($63,734 → $70,611). Labor-market size: 241,090 tracked jobs at origin vs 488,200 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Pennsylvania 65 (C, #18/51) vs Nebraska 67 (C, #16/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 95
- Property tax
- 58
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 72
- Income tax
- 65
- Property tax
- 62
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 66
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026