Best places to live in the Omaha metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Omaha metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#11. Carter Lake
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 3,773
#10. Council Bluffs
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 62,564
#9. Plattsmouth
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 6,680
#8. Ralston
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 6,445
#7. Bennington
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,417
#6. Chalco
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,625
#5. Bellevue
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 64,355
#4. La Vista
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 16,594
#3. Gretna
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 9,117
#2. Omaha
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 488,197
#1. Papillion
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 24,063