Omaha Named Top 10 Place to Live, Work in 2020

Zippia recently named Omaha a “Top 10 Place to Live and Work in 2020,” citing the city’s low cost of living versus its neighbors.

The career research firm said its analysts looked at major and mid-sized cities across the U.S, Omaha cracked the top 10 as “home” to the Silicon Prairie, as well as exhibiting a “strong, growing economy.” Zippia further praised the region for revitalization of the riverfront and Gene Leahy mall, calling the upscaling of the urban area a “dramatic transformation.”

Other communities recognized were Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Dallas, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Amarillo, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; Raleigh, North Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; and Huntsville, Alabama.

Papillion also recently received Insurify’s 2020 Most Courageous Cities Award for Nebraska for having the highest share of military service members, veterans, firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians, based on the car insurance website’s review of 2.5 million insurance applications.