Omaha vs Grand Island
Omaha, NE compared with Grand Island, NE · 122 miles apart
Omaha has 488,797 residents to Grand Island’s 53,943. Omaha comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Grand Island does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Omaha, NE | Grand Island, NE | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 488,797 | 53,943 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,419 | 1,783 |
| Median household income | $73,201 | $63,795 |
| Median home value | $245,500 | $218,600 |
| Median rent | $1,187 | $947 |
| Homeownership | 57.4% | 57.8% |
| Average commute | 19.6 min | 16.9 min |
| Median age | 35.3 | 34.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 40.1% | 20.9% |
| Poverty rate | 13.5% | 15.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3.4× | 3.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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