[Vita Brevis]

Good luck finding a house to buy in Omaha. There is very little inventory (by historical standards) so they're selling very quickly, often for more than list price. Even new construction -- builders are very booked up.
Definitely a strong seller's market.

Higher home prices are driving up property taxes, which were already too high. Annual property tax of $6,000 on a house valued at $285,000.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Vita Brevis

Good luck finding a house to buy in Omaha. There is very little inventory (by historical standards) so they're selling very quickly, often for more than list price. Even new construction -- builders are very booked up.
Definitely a strong seller's market.

Higher home prices are driving up property taxes, which were already too high. Annual property tax of $6,000 on a house valued at $285,000.

The Omaha area has seemingly had very high property taxes for quite a long time, and Nebraska is known as being a higher tax state overall. This is surprising to me as one would think the tax base being as large as it is in Omaha would offset the residential tax rate a bit more than it does. Based on my travels there, not a fan of any of the newer construction on very small lots in the western part of the city that has been built in the last 20-30 years. That area makes the Des Moines suburbs seem practically lush and green by comparison.

[Isleofpalms85]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

The Omaha area has seemingly had very high property taxes for quite a long time, and Nebraska is known as being a higher tax state overall. This is surprising to me as one would think the tax base being as large as it is in Omaha would offset the residential tax rate a bit more than it does. Based on my travels there, not a fan of any of the newer construction on very small lots in the western part of the city that has been built in the last 20-30 years. That area makes the Des Moines suburbs seem practically lush and green by comparison.

You would say that, being a resident of extreme southern Indiana the part about Iowa seeming green and lush compared to Nebraska that is lol sheesh what’d you expect coming to Nebraska anyway, a rainforest? Nebraska is a Great Plains state, not the eastern Midwest to which you’re likely accustomed to.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Isleofpalms85

You would say that, being a resident of extreme southern Indiana the part about Iowa seeming green and lush compared to Nebraska that is lol sheesh what’d you expect coming to Nebraska anyway, a rainforest? Nebraska is a Great Plains state, not the eastern Midwest to which you’re likely accustomed to.

I was mostly commenting on the high property taxes in Omaha, a city with a large city limits and tax base. It has even annexed outlying areas in the last 10-15 years (Elkhorn- which used to be a standalone town).

[BeaumontPark]

Speaking of Elkhorn. A few years ago, my wife and I drove out there for a housewarming party for one of her coworkers (west of 204th St). I don't really care for these big swaths of developer tracts that only include a small number of home styles that are repeated over and over. It's like an assembly line. They are close together and only starter trees plopped in the ground (yes, I realize this is former farmland). I don't know how these types of neighborhoods stand the test of time. Bland sameness everywhere.