Fact text

  • The Reuben sandwich was invented in Omaha, so every deli in America owes this city a thank-you card.
  • Omaha gave the world the TV dinner, meaning lazy weeknights everywhere are basically an Omaha tradition.
  • The very first Top 40 radio format in the U.S. debuted right here in Omaha at KOWH Radio, the city essentially invented pop radio.
  • Omaha once had the largest stockyards in the entire world, meaning it was basically the beef capital of the planet.
  • The first ski lift in the U.S. was an Omaha invention, surprisingly bold for a very flat state.
Your
Omaha
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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Every figure mentioned is drawn from the same sourced public data shown below — and the video updates as the data does.
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479529
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Total Population
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$
62213
Median Income
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$
167800
Median Home
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13
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Omaha
ranks for retirees?
55
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
85
Healthcare
69
Climate
68

Results

Omaha

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Nebraska does not tax Social Security benefits, which protects a key income stream for retirees even though the state does levy income tax.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
85

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
85
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
69

The area has

8

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
68

A

climate — summers peak near

°F, winters dip to about

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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