($1,544) Movers From Spring Valley, NV to St. Petersburg, FL

What to know before moving from Spring Valley to St. Petersburg

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

Check out how Spring Valley compares to St. Petersburg so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in St. Petersburg are 10% higher than in Spring Valley, 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 St. Petersburg.
  Home prices in St. Petersburg are 9.9% lower than in Spring Valley.
• Income in St. Petersburg is 28.9% higher than in Spring Valley, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in St. Petersburg include Jabil, FADV Holdings, and Raymond James.
• The cost of living for a single person in St. Petersburg is 42.6% lower than in Spring Valley. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to St. Petersburg, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in St. Petersburg is 5.6% higher than in Spring Valley.
• The unemployment rate in St. Petersburg is 47.73% lower than in Spring Valley.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in St. Petersburg, since the city’s sales taxes in St. Petersburg are 16.47% lower than in Spring Valley.
• State income taxes are the same in St. Petersburg and Spring Valley.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $1,723.04 in St. Petersburg to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Spring Valley.

How life is different in Spring Valley vs. St. Petersburg

• The population of St. Petersburg is about 20% greater than Spring Valley, 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 St. Petersburg will be about the same as it currently is in Spring Valley. 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 St. Petersburg to be about as walkable as Spring Valley. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 43 and 44 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, St. Petersburg is considered more bike-friendly than Spring Valley in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. St. Petersburg has a bike-friendliness score of 59 out of 100, while Spring Valley is rated as 43 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in St. Petersburg as Spring Valley. 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.
• St. Petersburg is generally as safe as Spring Valley, 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 St. Petersburg and Spring Valley 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.