($1,454) Movers From Mesa, AZ to Roseville, CA

What to know before moving from Mesa to Roseville

Moving from Mesa to Roseville comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Roseville is generally more expensive than Mesa, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Roseville are 40% higher than in Mesa, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Mesa.
  Home prices in Roseville are 43.2% higher than in Mesa.
• Income in Roseville is 10.7% higher than in Mesa, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Roseville include New Vision Display, International Display Works, and Trc Group.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Roseville, since the cost of living for a single person in Roseville is 20.1% higher than in Mesa. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Roseville, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Roseville is 5.8% higher than in Mesa.
• The unemployment rate in Roseville is 14.75% lower than in Mesa.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Roseville, since the city’s sales taxes in Roseville are 6.63% lower than in Mesa.
• State income taxes in Roseville are 432.00% higher than in Mesa.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,603.48 in Roseville to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Mesa.

How life is different in Mesa vs. Roseville

• Roseville might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 68% less than Mesa.
• Getting around Roseville without a car might be more difficult than in Mesa. Roseville has a public transportation score of 3 out of 10, whereas Mesa is ranked 4. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Roseville to be about as walkable as Mesa. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 38 and 38 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Roseville and Mesa are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 59 and 60 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• Roseville has a lower crime rate than Mesa based on scores of 25.0 and Mesa's 44.67, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You might find more confidence in your overall safety in Roseville than in Mesa, based on Roseville’s safety index of 80.11 versus 55.33 for Mesa. With this index, higher scores indicate more safety, particularly around how comfortable residents feel walking alone during the day and at night.
• The air quality in Roseville and Mesa is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.