Omaha or Urban Honolulu: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Omaha wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 4.
- Money: Omaha 4:0
- Climate and risks: Urban Honolulu 2:4
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Omaha
Indicator
Urban Honolulu
Money
Better: Omaha (4 : 0)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$78,380
20245% higher
✗$74,681
20245% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$1,398
2026-09-3054% lower
✗$3,015
2026-09-30116% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✓$306,318
2026-09-3064% lower
✗$855,973
2026-09-30179% higher
Price level
lower is better
✓91.9 100 = US average
202417% lower
✗111.0 100 = US average
202421% higher
Climate and risks
Better: Urban Honolulu (2 : 4)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗50 AQI
202461% higher
✓31 AQI
202438% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗2 days per year
2024
✓0 days per year
2024
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓74 days per year
2016-202558% lower
✗175 days per year
2016-2025136% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✗30 days per year
2016-2025
✓0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
lower is better
✗3.9 days per year
2016-2025
✓0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
35 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,063 °C·days per year
2016-2025
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
822 °C·days per year
2016-2025
2,880 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
71 days per year
2016-2025
39 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
7 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
747 mm per year
2016-2025
397 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
13.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
66 %
2021-2025
67 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✓29 days per year
2021-202569% lower
✗96 days per year
2021-2025227% higher
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,259 km
2006-2025
1 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,001,010 people
2024
998,747 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Omaha, Urban Honolulu.