($1,077) Movers From Pittsburgh , PA to Rochester, NY

What to know before moving from Pittsburgh to Rochester

Moving from Pittsburgh to Rochester comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Rochester is generally more expensive than Pittsburgh , 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 Rochester are 17% lower than in Pittsburgh , 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 Rochester.
  Home prices in Rochester are 9.8% lower than in Pittsburgh .
• Income in Rochester is 18.2% higher than in Pittsburgh , so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Rochester include Wegmans Food Markets, Paychex, and Bausch + Lomb.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Rochester, since the cost of living for a single person in Rochester is 6.8% higher than in Pittsburgh . This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Rochester is 1.8% lower than in Pittsburgh .
• The unemployment rate in Rochester is 38.03% higher than in Pittsburgh .
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Rochester, since the city’s sales taxes in Rochester are 14.29% higher than in Pittsburgh .
• State income taxes in Rochester are 255.05% higher than in Pittsburgh .

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,204.32 in Rochester to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Pittsburgh .

How life is different in Pittsburgh vs. Rochester

• Rochester might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 30% less than Pittsburgh .
• Getting around Rochester without a car might be more difficult than in Pittsburgh . Rochester has a public transportation score of 6 out of 10, whereas Pittsburgh is ranked 8. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Rochester to be about as walkable as Pittsburgh . The two cities have similar walkability scores of 61 and 62 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Rochester is considered more bike-friendly than Pittsburgh in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Rochester has a bike-friendliness score of 60 out of 100, while Pittsburgh is rated as 55 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Rochester as Pittsburgh . With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Rochester. With a crime index of 36.66, Rochester ranks lower in overall safety than Pittsburgh , whose index is Pittsburgh 's 62.26. 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 Rochester and Pittsburgh 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.