($1,602) Movers From Eugene, OR to Tucson, AZ

What to know before moving from Eugene to Tucson

Moving from Eugene to Tucson comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Tucson is generally more expensive than Eugene, 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 Tucson are 19% lower than in Eugene, 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 Tucson.
  Home prices in Tucson are 28.8% lower than in Eugene.
• Income in Tucson is 1.1% lower than in Eugene, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Tucson include University of Arizona, Raytheon Technologies, and State of Arizona.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Tucson, since the cost of living for a single person in Tucson is 31.8% higher than in Eugene. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Tucson, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Tucson is 38.0% higher than in Eugene.
• The unemployment rate in Tucson is 17.46% higher than in Eugene.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Tucson, since the city’s sales taxes in Tucson are 8.70% higher than in Eugene.
• One perk of moving to Tucson is paying less in state income taxes, which are 74.75% lower than in Eugene.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,952.59 in Tucson to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Eugene.

How life is different in Eugene vs. Tucson

• The population of Tucson is about 207% greater than Eugene, 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 Tucson will be about the same as it currently is in Eugene. 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 Tucson to be about as walkable as Eugene. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 43 and 46 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• You probably won’t see as many cycling lanes or off-road trails in Tucson, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Eugene. While Eugene has a bike-friendliness score of 72 out of 100, Tucson earned a 66. Scores are based on factors like whether a city accommodates cyclists on major roadways, how often people bike to work, and how many steep hills it has.
• The crime rate in Tucson is higher than in Eugene, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 54.43 in Tucson, it is 6.0 in Eugene. 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 Tucson. With a crime index of 45.57, Tucson ranks lower in overall safety than Eugene, whose index is Eugene's 54.24. 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 Tucson and Eugene 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.