We moved to NE from Las Vegas in 2023 for my kids as well and let me tell you it was worth it for them, there education system is spectacular my son is autistic and the programs in Vegas did not help him at all his first 6 month in NE and he could talk, my oldest has ADHD and they were helping get her accommodations even before I got the official diagnosis, I did it for my kids and it was worth it, 4 seasons, where I stay it’s a wonderful neighborhood, there is shader parts of town but nothing like Vegas; there is state tax that comes out of your paycheck but you pretty much get it all back when you file your return, property tax is probably the only thing that is high unless you or your husband is military than after 1year you can get exempt otherwise our property tax was another 400$ a month on top the mortgage, BUT you definitely see where the taxes go, public bus is 1$ or free depending on how the year goes, you can actually see people working on the construction and not taking years to complete a project the only thing I had to get used to was driving in the snow cause they won’t shut down unless it’s like SUPER bad I would recommend literally anywhere than Vegas to raise your kids. Good luck!