($1,493) Movers From Overland Park, KS to Scottsdale, AZ

What to know before moving from Overland Park to Scottsdale

Moving from Overland Park to Scottsdale comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Scottsdale is generally more expensive than Overland Park, 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 Scottsdale are 112% higher than in Overland Park, 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 Overland Park.
  Home prices in Scottsdale are 91.2% higher than in Overland Park.
• Income is the same in Scottsdale and Overland Park. The top employers in Scottsdale include Honor Health, CVS Health, and Scottsdale Unified School District.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Scottsdale, since the cost of living for a single person in Scottsdale is 136.5% higher than in Overland Park. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Scottsdale is 5.0% lower than in Overland Park.
• The unemployment rate in Scottsdale is 56.67% higher than in Overland Park.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Scottsdale, since the city’s sales taxes in Scottsdale are 16.23% lower than in Overland Park.
• One perk of moving to Scottsdale is paying less in state income taxes, which are 56.14% lower than in Overland Park.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $7,093.71 in Scottsdale to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Overland Park.

How life is different in Overland Park vs. Scottsdale

• The population of Scottsdale is about 22% greater than Overland Park, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Scottsdale offers better access to buses and trains than Overland Park, based on public transportation ratings. Scottsdale has a transit score of 5 out of 10 compared to 2 in Overland Park. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Scottsdale to be about as walkable as Overland Park. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 32 and 35 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Scottsdale is considered more bike-friendly than Overland Park in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Scottsdale has a bike-friendliness score of 56 out of 100, while Overland Park is rated as 46 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Scottsdale as Overland Park. 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.
• Scottsdale is generally as safe as Overland Park, 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 Scottsdale and Overland Park 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.