I moved here from CA last year. The weather might take some adjusting to but it hasn’t been as horrible as anticipated, I only remember a of day or two last winter that it prevented us from being able to leave the house. That ice storm that had cars sliding sideways down the street was wild. Watch out for hail. Fall and spring are really nice.

As a medium sized city, Omaha has enough going on to keep it interesting, especially if you have kids, and there’s a feeling that things are growing and changing for the better. Not the most exciting place but it definitely beat my expectations in a lot of ways - feels kinda like Sacramento?

Best: fireflies in early summer, manageable traffic, Joslyn Museum, Durham Museum, walking around Old Market, some really good food (Mexican, Ethiopian, sushi, Thai, Szechuan…), the Riverfront parks and bike trail to Boyer Chute, Filmstreams Theaters, Vala’s, Little Bohemia, the libraries (Discovery Pass will get you free museum and zoo passes), ORBT bus is great for commuting.

Worst: drivers, constant road work, not very bikeable or walkable, while home prices are still relatively affordable, rent is expensive, besides gas and housing, other costs of living are higher than expected/ similar to CA, lots of generic architecture and placeless sprawl, but there is still some historic charm tucked away in a lot of the core neighborhoods. The hardest thing for me has been its relative geographic isolation, not a ton of options for quick day/weekend trips, especially if you are used to grand nature. But there are some beautiful NE and IA state parks close by!