Nebraska
High tax burden · COL index 91
Wins 10 categories
Tennessee
Low tax burden · COL index 92
Wins 4 categories
Tennessee has no state income tax. Nebraska's top rate is 3.99%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Nebraska averages 1.44% annually vs Tennessee's 0.45%. The median home in Tennessee costs $350K vs $265K in Nebraska.
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Is it cheaper to live in Tennessee or Nebraska?
Overall cost of living in Nashville, TN is 9.6% higher than in Omaha, NE. The average listing price for a home in Nashville, TN is $535,930, which is 39.5% higher than Omaha, NE. The average cost of groceries in Nashville, TN is 0.8% higher than Omaha, NE.
What are the drawbacks to living in Tennessee?
Is living in Nebraska worth it?
Nebraska is often one of the places people consider. The cost of living there is lower than the national average. In many cities, living costs are about 10 to 15 percent cheaper than the U.S. average.
Is Tennessee the best state to move to?
The Volunteer state ranked #5 on the list behind South Carolina, Texas, North Carolina and Florida. Those are the same top five growth states as in 2023, in a slightly different order. It's the fifth consecutive year Tennessee has been ranked in the top ten and the first time South Carolina has topped the list.