($786) Movers From Providence, RI to Newark, NJ

What to know before moving from Providence to Newark

Moving from Providence to Newark comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Newark is generally more expensive than Providence, 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 Newark are 5% higher than in Providence, 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 Providence.
  Home prices in Newark are 19.3% higher than in Providence.
• Income in Newark is 40.9% lower than in Providence, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Newark include Panasonic Corporation of North America, Prudential Financial, and Prudential Capital & Investment Services.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Newark, since the cost of living for a single person in Newark is 3.3% higher than in Providence. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Newark, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Newark is 3.9% higher than in Providence.
• The unemployment rate in Newark is 51.16% higher than in Providence.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Newark, since the city’s sales taxes in Newark are 5.29% lower than in Providence.
• State income taxes in Newark are 78.63% higher than in Providence.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,098.68 in Newark to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Providence.

How life is different in Providence vs. Newark

• The population of Newark is about 60% greater than Providence, 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.
• Newark offers better access to buses and trains than Providence, based on public transportation ratings. Newark has a transit score of 9 out of 10 compared to 7 in Providence. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Newark to be about as walkable as Providence. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 76 and 76 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 Newark, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Providence. While Providence has a bike-friendliness score of 61 out of 100, Newark earned a 51. 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 Newark is higher than in Providence, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 75.24 in Newark, it is 49.84 in Providence. 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 Newark. With a crime index of 24.76, Newark ranks lower in overall safety than Providence, whose index is Providence's 50.16. 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 Newark and Providence 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.