Is Omaha a cool place to live? Tell us some of your favorite things. about ama

[TheLarkInn]

Omaha and in fact all of Silicon Prarie (Lincoln/Omaha, NE, Kansas City, MO, to Des Moines, IA) are all incredible places to live.

I myself, live in Lincoln, NE and then make the 55 mile one-way commute (~55 min), to Omaha to work at Mutual of Omaha.

I grew up as a Detroit Metro, Michigan Native (18 years), and then hopped between a few cities (during and after college) like Milwaukee, and Springfield, MO.

Surprising to most people on the coasts, Nebraska has incredibly affordable cost of living, and if you don't mind a commute, you can commute to Omaha like I do to have a slightly better income.

Here are some citable links:

https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/224504
http://realestate.usnews.com/real-estate/articles/here-are-the-20-best-places-to-live-in-the-us/

One of my favorites: http://omahamagazine.com/2016/08/omaha-defies-housing-trilemma-trade-off/ (also interesting to note about this one, I tweeted the author of this research and he stated that if Lincoln was in the mix for this sample of cities, it would rank number one or two out of all of them).

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/silicon-prairie-great-plains-midwest-startup-tech-companies-entrepreneurs/ (Also great video).

Anyways aside from the data, in my opinion, there is no better place to raise a family and keep a sustainable job and cost of living. The schools are great, the cities are lively (especially during College football season). The rate of growth that the city is experiencing is astronomical.

Favorite things:

• Lincoln, NE is a college town, its super lively during the fall and spring, and there is always things to do.
• There are lots of great food options popping up (and even more so in Omaha).
• You can own chickens in the city limits (🐓 I own 14).
• The culture of friendliness is surprising and encouraging. IE (goes beyond sports but Lincoln, NE's University of Nebraska cornhuskers are known for having the most friendly fans in the US).

[mikeplis]

@TheLarkInn One concern I've always had about working in tech outside of one of the major hubs is that if I ever needed/wanted to change jobs, there wouldn't be many options. Was that something you thought about when you moved to Nebraska?