($1,193) Movers From Buffalo, NY to New Haven, CT

What to know before moving from Buffalo to New Haven

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

Check out how Buffalo compares to New Haven so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in New Haven are 98% higher than in Buffalo, 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 Buffalo.
  Home prices in New Haven are 41.2% higher than in Buffalo.
• Income in New Haven is 14.0% higher than in Buffalo, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in New Haven include ASSA ABLOY Group, ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions - US, and Yale New Haven Health.
• The cost of living for a single person in New Haven is 10.6% lower than in Buffalo. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to New Haven, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in New Haven is 2.7% higher than in Buffalo.
• The unemployment rate in New Haven is 2.11% higher than in Buffalo.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in New Haven, since the city’s sales taxes in New Haven are 27.43% lower than in Buffalo.
• One perk of moving to New Haven is paying less in state income taxes, which are 72.48% lower than in Buffalo.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,681.34 in New Haven to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Buffalo.

How life is different in Buffalo vs. New Haven

• New Haven might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 51% less than Buffalo.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in New Haven will be about the same as it currently is in Buffalo. 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 New Haven to be about as walkable as Buffalo. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 68 and 67 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• New Haven and Buffalo are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 66 and 63 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.
• The crime rate in New Haven is higher than in Buffalo, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 58.2 in New Haven, it is 8.0 in Buffalo. With this index, the lower the score, the better, since it indicates a city’s crime levels.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in New Haven. With a crime index of 41.8, New Haven ranks lower in overall safety than Buffalo, whose index is Buffalo's 53.55. 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.
• You can breathe easy knowing that New Haven has better air quality than in Buffalo. New Haven has Good air quality, compared to moderate in Buffalo. Ratings of good to moderate mean very low risk of health concerns, although people with conditions like asthma or allergies could be affected. Beyond the moderate rating, health concerns increase for some or all residents.