Yep I lived in a brick duplex 1 block south of Dodge on 50th. I seem to remember a school or or something just to the east of my place? I can't remember the cross street that went e/w just south of Dodge. Anyway it was a great neighborhood to live in.
Does anyone live in Omaha?
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Yep I lived in a brick duplex 1 block south of Dodge on 50th. I seem to remember a school or or something just to the east of my place? I can't remember the cross street that went e/w just south of Dodge. Anyway it was a great neighborhood to live in.
Eh, I worked downtown and lived around 168th and Military (technically Bennington) and it was less than a 30 min commute to/from work.
Midtown Crossing and Aksarben are 2 areas that have undergone pretty extensive development recently. Downtown obviously has the Old Market, but North Downtown around the ballpark is growing as well.
Dundee is pretty cool, but small. Has the best pizza in Omaha there (Pitch) and maybe the best overall restaurant (Dario's).
SW Omaha is where much of the action is - malls, bars, restaurants, etc. NW Omaha doesn't really have much at all, except housing developments. Virtually no retail space of any kind.
Papillion/LaVista/Ralston areas aren't bad, and have some nice retail centers (Shadow Lake Towne Center for example).
Tons of golf courses around the area, if you're into that. I knew a few guys who played in an adult baseball league every year as well. Lots of outdoor activities in general.
I have lived in Omaha for 10 years and really enjoy it. As far as people saying to avoid North O, unfortunately Omaha is a very segregated town. North Omaha is predominately an African American community. South Omaha is a very Hispanic community. Aside from that major flaw, it is a very nice town.
For the parts of town to recommend living in, it depends on what you are looking for as a social life. If you are looking to go out several times per week, I would recommend downtown, Dundee, mid-town, and Benson areas. For a slightly more tamed down social life, west Omaha, Millard, Papillion, La Vista, and Bellevue. For small town feel, Elkhorn, Gretna, and Ralston.
Omaha is a 20 minute town. If somebody asks me how long it takes to get somewhere that I am not familiar with, I say it takes 20 minutes to get there.
For the parts of town to recommend living in, it depends on what you are looking for as a social life. If you are looking to go out several times per week, I would recommend downtown, Dundee, mid-town, and Benson areas. For a slightly more tamed down social life, west Omaha, Millard, Papillion, La Vista, and Bellevue. For small town feel, Elkhorn, Gretna, and Ralston.
Omaha is a 20 minute town. If somebody asks me how long it takes to get somewhere that I am not familiar with, I say it takes 20 minutes to get there.
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I'm about ready to start the car myself.
I guess it fits if we're hungry: http://www.mcnebraska.com/11043
Yes and no. There really isn't a lot of crime in the Omaha area in general, but the violent crimes are pretty much isolated to that part of the city. When you hear of a shooting in Omaha (and you WILL hear of shootings), it will likely be in that neighborhood - as cyinne says, probably near 30th and Ames.
I just feel it 90% gang related. Not like roaming vigilantes up to no good. If you need to worry about gangs, you probably need to move...I agree though, more shootings than DSM...
Whoever mentioned the segregation (re: North O and La vista) is right. Odd, but it very true and very evident
Still. Love Omaha.
Ditto. I would definitely say Dundee. It is truly a charming old neighbor hood with a strip along Underwood street that offers restaurants, bars all older, and tastefully done. I live south of Blondo on 59th street, north of Dodge, not very far from Dundee and The Memorial park area, ( a few blocks). Both areas are great in so many ways, although both can be quite pricey to buy a home and demand for the area is high. But both of my daughters had apartments in Dundee and they were reasonable in price and had the quaint environment that Dundee offers. They liked it in the area so much that they now own their own homes in Dundee and in Country Club. The Country Club area just north of Dundee is great too - again, an old quaint area with winding streets and huge trees. - in fact if I was to move, I'd really consider it at the top of my list. I'm sure I'm much older than the OP, I'm a transplant from eastern Iowa and have lived here for 40 years, but I do love Omaha.
The biggest downside as others have mentioned is Husker and Bluejay fan craziness. But I've learned to ignore most of the hoopla and have become very adept at getting away from the local sports cast by hitting mute and previous channels buttons on my remote. I rarely read the Omaha World Herald sports page --- It is husker and Creighton homer city beyond belief!! By the way, IMO, Hawkeye fans have come out of the woodwork more since nu joined the Big 10, and are a definite presence in Omaha; not like in my hometown of CR, Iowa - but they are definitely a presence.
Much more I could add, but I do think Omaha is a well kept secret as far as the rest of the world is concerned. Good place to live.
Oh it's most definitely gang/drug related violence. But I wouldn't think about living there or having kids anywhere near the area either. Just not worth the risk.
We lived there 17 years ago, so I am sure it has changed. My son is going to college at UNO next year, so have been making a few trips there lately. I loved Omaha when I lived there. Live anywhere west of 90th Street and you should be good.
Agree, Omaha wouldn't be a bad place to live if that is where your career takes you but have a little problem with your statement. You don't just replace Hok fans with Huskers and call it even. Des Moines is probably now at least 50% Cyclones (and trending upwards) so it isn't a one-for-one trade by any means. That, and now you've even left Big 12 country so on top of being drowned in Husker propaganda you're also flooded with Big Ten garbage. Most important difference - Des Moines metro there are plenty of places to live that can keep you within 30 minutes of Ames.
Again...Omaha is a nice place to live, but don't discount so lightly the difference in living in DM vs Omaha as far as the overall college sport fan environment for an ISU fan.
Bottom-line: it better be a damn good job as Omaha doesn't offer much more than DM considering the trade-off in moving further from Ames/Cyclone media market.
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Anywhere in Council Bluffs is faster to downtown Omaha. And if you stay away from the Council Bluffs Wal Mart you won't run into as many Hawk and Husker fans. Man that store is awful.
It completely depends on A) where your job is located B) if you have kids and are worried about school districts and C) what you like to do as to what part of town to live in. I have been here 12 years now and besides the weather I love it here. We live near I680 and Pacific and can get anywhere in town in under 20 minutes. I work an the First National Bank Tower downtown and it only takes me about 15 minutes on a bad day to get there. We chose our location to be in the Distrivt 66 school district and love it here. Millard schools are nice further west as well.
I actually like Nebby and think Husker fans are much better than Hawk fans, it could just be that the Hawk fans I know are complete D-bags.
Word of advice: Avoid any and all Local Sports Media. The constant 24/7/365 Husker Football is just stupid, for a team that is slightly above average. Make sure you get a DVR so you can fast forward through the Local Sports News, I doubt that you care what a Husker RB can bench press.
I think most Husker fans know that they have zero change of playing for National Title in their lifetime and that Husker Nation has been in Slow Decay for the last 15 yrs.
Otherwise Nebby is ok, no reason to travel outside of Omaha, unless you are going to Colorado.
Word of advice: Avoid any and all Local Sports Media. The constant 24/7/365 Husker Football is just stupid, for a team that is slightly above average. Make sure you get a DVR so you can fast forward through the Local Sports News, I doubt that you care what a Husker RB can bench press.
I think most Husker fans know that they have zero change of playing for National Title in their lifetime and that Husker Nation has been in Slow Decay for the last 15 yrs.
Otherwise Nebby is ok, no reason to travel outside of Omaha, unless you are going to Colorado.
Whenever I am in Omaha for work I run by that store to get a ring or 2 of Pella Bologna, that seems to be the central location for both fan bases.
Saw a recent stat that a black man has a higher chance of being shot to death in Omaha than any other city. I love Omaha, but there are some really rough areas.
Wherever you move to in the O/CB area, just make sure to give yourself the Lake Manawa Walmart experience. It's a treat you'll never forget.
Omaha is about as rough as any average city of similar size. North Omaha is bad, and, as stated before, the 30th & Ames is ground zero for crime. The Old Market/Gene Leahy Mall is great too.
Omaha is about as rough as any average city of similar size. North Omaha is bad, and, as stated before, the 30th & Ames is ground zero for crime. The Old Market/Gene Leahy Mall is great too.
Should specify that when people say "North Omaha" that is referring to the northeast part of the city, i.e. roughly everything north of Creighton and east of ~50th street. Outside of that area, and maybe parts of south Omaha, you shouldn't have anything to worry about crime wise
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There are pockets of good and bad. We lived on a cul-de-sac in North Omaha that was the highest point of the city and had a great view of the river.
Also lived on Park Ave, on the north side of downtown, and loved having a neighborhood store, pharmacy, etc
