($1,521) Movers From Paradise, NV to Spokane, WA

What to know before moving from Paradise to Spokane

Moving from Paradise to Spokane comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Spokane is generally more expensive than Paradise, 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 Spokane are 24% lower than in Paradise, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• Home prices are the same in Spokane and Paradise.
• Income in Spokane is 9.1% lower than in Paradise, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Spokane include Key Tronic, URM Stores, and Empire Health Centers Group.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Spokane, since the cost of living for a single person in Spokane is 16.0% higher than in Paradise. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Spokane, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Spokane is 28.7% higher than in Paradise.
• The unemployment rate in Spokane is 25.00% lower than in Paradise.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Spokane, since the city’s sales taxes in Spokane are 23.29% higher than in Paradise.
• State income taxes are the same in Spokane and Paradise.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,480.71 in Spokane to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Paradise.

How life is different in Paradise vs. Spokane

• The population of Spokane is about 210% greater than Paradise, 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 Spokane will be about the same as it currently is in Paradise. 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 Spokane to be about as walkable as Paradise. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 49 and 50 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Spokane and Paradise are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 52 and 50 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• Spokane has a lower crime rate than Paradise based on scores of 3.0 and Paradise's 43.6, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Spokane. With a crime index of 44.94, Spokane ranks lower in overall safety than Paradise, whose index is Paradise's 56.4. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in Spokane and Paradise 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.