($1,561) Movers From Columbus, OH to Stockton, CA

What to know before moving from Columbus to Stockton

Moving from Columbus to Stockton comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Stockton is generally more expensive than Columbus, 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 Stockton are 23% higher than in Columbus, 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 Columbus.
  Home prices in Stockton are 83.2% higher than in Columbus.
• Income in Stockton is 1.8% lower than in Columbus, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Stockton include University of the Pacific, The Herrick, and San Joaquin County Office of Education.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Stockton, since the cost of living for a single person in Stockton is 35.3% higher than in Columbus. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Stockton is 6.1% lower than in Columbus.
• The unemployment rate in Stockton is 80.70% higher than in Columbus.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Stockton, since the city’s sales taxes in Stockton are 20.00% higher than in Columbus.
• State income taxes in Stockton are 280.00% higher than in Columbus.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,059.27 in Stockton to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Columbus.

How life is different in Columbus vs. Stockton

• Stockton might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 65% less than Columbus.
• Getting around Stockton without a car might be more difficult than in Columbus. Stockton has a public transportation score of 4 out of 10, whereas Columbus is ranked 5. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Stockton to be about as walkable as Columbus. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 44 and 41 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Stockton is considered more bike-friendly than Columbus in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Stockton has a bike-friendliness score of 52 out of 100, while Columbus is rated as 48 out of 100.
• The crime rate in Stockton is higher than in Columbus, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 75.2 in Stockton, it is 49.65 in Columbus. 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 Stockton. With a crime index of 24.8, Stockton ranks lower in overall safety than Columbus, whose index is Columbus's 50.35. 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 Stockton and Columbus 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.