City comparison
Lakewood, OH is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Omaha, NE in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 900 miles, or about 15 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Lakewood, OH to Omaha, NE takes about 1 h 29 min, covering roughly 750 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Lakewood, OH is on Eastern Time and Omaha, NE is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Lakewood, it's 11 a.m. in Omaha, which puts Lakewood 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Omaha has a population of 489,201, vs 50,605 in Lakewood — about 9.7× larger by population. By land area, Omaha covers about 145 sq mi vs 5.5 sq mi for Lakewood.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Lakewood | Omaha | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $941/mo | $1,099/mo | 16.8% higher in Omaha |
| Median home value | $221,100 | $210,300 | 5.1% higher in Lakewood |
| Median household income | $63,299 | $70,202 | 10.9% higher in Omaha |
| Groceries index | 93.9 | 94.3 | ≈ equal (Omaha slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 95.6 | 77.8 | 22.9% higher in Lakewood |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 93.3 | 5.8% higher in Lakewood |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 93.5 | 5.8% higher in Lakewood |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Lakewood, you'd need $99,877 in Omaha to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Lakewood and Omaha have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Omaha than in Lakewood. If you earn $80,000 in Lakewood, you'd need about $79,901 in Omaha to keep the same standard of living.