($1,518) Movers From Mesa, AZ to Sioux Falls, SD

What to know before moving from Mesa to Sioux Falls

Moving from Mesa 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 Mesa than in Sioux Falls, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

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

• Rent prices in Sioux Falls are 38% lower than in Mesa, 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 26.3% lower than in Mesa.
• Income in Sioux Falls is 9.3% lower than in Mesa, 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 26.7% lower than in Mesa. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Sioux Falls is 18.4% lower than in Mesa.
• The unemployment rate in Sioux Falls is 47.54% lower than in Mesa.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Sioux Falls, since the city’s sales taxes in Sioux Falls are 21.69% lower than in Mesa.
• One perk of moving to Sioux Falls is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Mesa.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,197.85 in Sioux Falls to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Mesa.

How life is different in Mesa vs. Sioux Falls

• Sioux Falls might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 60% less than Mesa.
• Getting around Sioux Falls without a car might be more difficult than in Mesa. Sioux Falls has a public transportation score of 2 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 Sioux Falls 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.
• You probably won’t see as many cycling lanes or off-road trails in Sioux Falls, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Mesa. While Mesa has a bike-friendliness score of 60 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.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Sioux Falls as Mesa. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• Sioux Falls is generally as safe as Mesa, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in Sioux Falls 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.