($1,575) Movers From Manchester, NH to Tampa, FL

What to know before moving from Manchester to Tampa

Moving from Manchester to Tampa comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Tampa is generally more expensive than Manchester, 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 Tampa are 4% lower than in Manchester, 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 Tampa.
  Home prices in Tampa are 9.5% lower than in Manchester.
• Income is the same in Tampa and Manchester. The top employers in Tampa include Bloomin' Brands, Sykes Enterprises, and OSI Restaurant Partners.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Tampa, since the cost of living for a single person in Tampa is 32.0% higher than in Manchester. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Tampa, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Tampa is 54.3% higher than in Manchester.
• The unemployment rate in Tampa is 31.58% higher than in Manchester.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Tampa, since the city’s sales taxes in Tampa are 6.50% higher than in Manchester.
• One perk of moving to Tampa is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Manchester.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,959.17 in Tampa to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Manchester.

How life is different in Manchester vs. Tampa

• The population of Tampa is about 249% greater than Manchester, 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.
• Tampa offers better access to buses and trains than Manchester, based on public transportation ratings. Tampa has a transit score of 8 out of 10 compared to 3 in Manchester. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Tampa to be about as walkable as Manchester. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 51 and 51 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Tampa is considered more bike-friendly than Manchester in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Tampa has a bike-friendliness score of 51 out of 100, while Manchester is rated as 42 out of 100.
• Tampa has a lower crime rate than Manchester based on scores of 46.15 and Manchester's 56.09, 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 Tampa than in Manchester, based on Tampa’s safety index of 53.85 versus 43.91 for Manchester. 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 Tampa and Manchester 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.