($1,352) Movers From Tucson, AZ to Riverside, CA

What to know before moving from Tucson to Riverside

Moving from Tucson to Riverside comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Riverside is generally more expensive than Tucson, 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 Riverside are 77% higher than in Tucson, 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 Tucson.
  Home prices in Riverside are 96.3% higher than in Tucson.
• Income in Riverside is 24.3% higher than in Tucson, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Riverside include Bourns, California Baptist University, and Riverside County Office of Education.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Riverside, since the cost of living for a single person in Riverside is 7.7% higher than in Tucson. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Riverside is 7.3% lower than in Tucson.
• The unemployment rate in Riverside is 4.05% lower than in Tucson.
• Sales taxes are the same in Riverside and Tucson.
• State income taxes in Riverside are 432.00% higher than in Tucson.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,229.71 in Riverside to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Tucson.

How life is different in Tucson vs. Riverside

• Riverside might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 42% less than Tucson.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Riverside will be about the same as it currently is in Tucson. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find Riverside to be about as walkable as Tucson. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 43 and 43 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• You probably won’t see as many cycling lanes or off-road trails in Riverside, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Tucson. While Tucson has a bike-friendliness score of 66 out of 100, Riverside earned a 49. Scores are based on factors like whether a city accommodates cyclists on major roadways, how often people bike to work, and how many steep hills it has.
• Riverside has a lower crime rate than Tucson based on scores of 40.24 and Tucson's 54.43, 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 Riverside than in Tucson, based on Riverside’s safety index of 59.76 versus 45.57 for Tucson. 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 Riverside isn’t as good as it is in Tucson, so you may want to take precautions if you suffer from conditions like allergies or asthma. Riverside has an air quality rating of Moderate, and Tucson is considered to be good. Cities with good to moderate air quality may have varying levels of minor potential for health risks for certain people. Beyond the moderate rating, those health risks increase in severity and the amount of residents affected.