($1,414) Movers From Chandler, AZ to Sioux Falls, SD

What to know before moving from Chandler to Sioux Falls

Moving from Chandler to Sioux Falls means adjusting to a different pace of life — and a different price tag. On average, it costs significantly more to live in Chandler than in Sioux Falls, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

Check out how Chandler compares to Sioux Falls so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Sioux Falls are 51% lower than in Chandler, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Sioux Falls.
  Home prices in Sioux Falls are 39.3% lower than in Chandler.
• Income in Sioux Falls is 9.3% lower than in Chandler, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Sioux Falls include Sanford Health, Avera Health, and Smithfield Foods.
• The cost of living for a single person in Sioux Falls is 29.4% lower than in Chandler. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Sioux Falls is 18.3% lower than in Chandler.
• The unemployment rate in Sioux Falls is 39.62% lower than in Chandler.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Sioux Falls, since the city’s sales taxes in Sioux Falls are 16.67% lower than in Chandler.
• One perk of moving to Sioux Falls is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Chandler.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,118.07 in Sioux Falls to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Chandler.

How life is different in Chandler vs. Sioux Falls

• Sioux Falls might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 27% less than Chandler.
• Getting around Sioux Falls without a car might be more difficult than in Chandler. Sioux Falls has a public transportation score of 2 out of 10, whereas Chandler 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 Sioux Falls to be about as walkable as Chandler. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 38 and 35 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 Sioux Falls, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Chandler. While Chandler has a bike-friendliness score of 55 out of 100, Sioux Falls earned a 46. 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.
• The crime rate in Sioux Falls is higher than in Chandler, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 42.83 in Sioux Falls, it is 23.39 in Chandler. With this index, the lower the score, the better, since it indicates a city’s crime levels.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Sioux Falls. With a crime index of 57.17, Sioux Falls ranks lower in overall safety than Chandler, whose index is Chandler's 76.61. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in Sioux Falls and Chandler 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.