($1,972) Movers From Eugene, OR to St. Petersburg, FL

What to know before moving from Eugene to St. Petersburg

Moving from Eugene to St. Petersburg comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg are 30% higher than in Eugene, 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 21.6% lower than in Eugene.
• Income in St. Petersburg is 3.1% higher than in Eugene, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in St. Petersburg include Jabil, FADV Holdings, and Raymond James.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in St. Petersburg, since the cost of living for a single person in St. Petersburg is 45.6% higher than in Eugene. 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 41.1% higher than in Eugene.
• The unemployment rate in St. Petersburg is 26.98% lower than in Eugene.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in St. Petersburg, since the city’s sales taxes in St. Petersburg are 7.00% higher than in Eugene.
• One perk of moving to St. Petersburg is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Eugene.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,369.35 in St. Petersburg to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Eugene.

How life is different in Eugene vs. St. Petersburg

• The population of St. Petersburg is about 47% 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.
• St. Petersburg offers better access to buses and trains than Eugene, based on public transportation ratings. St. Petersburg has a transit score of 6 out of 10 compared to 5 in Eugene. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Eugene. While Eugene has a bike-friendliness score of 72 out of 100, St. Petersburg earned a 59. 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 St. Petersburg 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 39.54 in St. Petersburg, it is 6.0 in Eugene. With this index, the lower the score, the better, since it indicates a city’s crime levels.
• You might find more confidence in your overall safety in St. Petersburg than in Eugene, based on St. Petersburg’s safety index of 60.46 versus 54.24 for Eugene. With this index, higher scores indicate more safety, particularly around how comfortable residents feel walking alone during the day and at night.
• The air quality in St. Petersburg 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.