($1,565) Movers From Lansing, MI to Ontario, CA

What to know before moving from Lansing to Ontario

Moving from Lansing to Ontario comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Ontario is generally more expensive than Lansing, 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 Ontario are 132% higher than in Lansing, 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 Lansing.
  Home prices in Ontario are 349.8% higher than in Lansing.
• Income in Ontario is 11.1% higher than in Lansing, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Ontario include Prime Healthcare, Niagara Bottling, and Gold Star Foods.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Ontario, since the cost of living for a single person in Ontario is 55.0% higher than in Lansing. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Ontario, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Ontario is 38.0% higher than in Lansing.
• The unemployment rate in Ontario is 6.76% lower than in Lansing.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Ontario, since the city’s sales taxes in Ontario are 45.83% higher than in Lansing.
• State income taxes in Ontario are 212.94% higher than in Lansing.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,651.41 in Ontario to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Lansing.

How life is different in Lansing vs. Ontario

• The population of Ontario is about 56% greater than Lansing, 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.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Ontario will be about the same as it currently is in Lansing. 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 Ontario to be about as walkable as Lansing. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 48 and 46 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 Ontario, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Lansing. While Lansing has a bike-friendliness score of 55 out of 100, Ontario 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 Ontario as Lansing. 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.
• Ontario is generally as safe as Lansing, 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 Ontario and Lansing 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.