($1,436) Movers From Charleston, SC to Roseville, CA

What to know before moving from Charleston to Roseville

Moving from Charleston to Roseville means adjusting to a different pace of life — and a different price tag. On average, it costs significantly more to live in Charleston than in Roseville, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

Check out how Charleston compares to Roseville so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices are the same in Roseville and Charleston.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Charleston.
  Home prices in Roseville are 10.8% higher than in Charleston.
• Income in Roseville is 14.7% higher than in Charleston, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Roseville include New Vision Display, International Display Works, and Trc Group.
• The cost of living for a single person in Roseville is 45.2% lower than in Charleston. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Roseville is 25.3% lower than in Charleston.
• The unemployment rate in Roseville is 30.00% higher than in Charleston.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Roseville, since the city’s sales taxes in Roseville are 13.89% lower than in Charleston.
• State income taxes in Roseville are 90.00% higher than in Charleston.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $1,642.64 in Roseville to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Charleston.

How life is different in Charleston vs. Roseville

• The population of Roseville is about 8% greater than Charleston, 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 Roseville will be about the same as it currently is in Charleston. 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 Roseville to be about as walkable as Charleston. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 38 and 40 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Roseville is considered more bike-friendly than Charleston in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Roseville has a bike-friendliness score of 59 out of 100, while Charleston is rated as 50 out of 100.
• Roseville has a lower crime rate than Charleston based on scores of 25.0 and Charleston's 44.97, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You might find more confidence in your overall safety in Roseville than in Charleston, based on Roseville’s safety index of 80.11 versus 55.03 for Charleston. 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 Roseville and Charleston 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.