($1,181) Movers From Greenville, SC to Norfolk, VA

What to know before moving from Greenville to Norfolk

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

Check out how Greenville compares to Norfolk so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Norfolk are 3% lower than in Greenville, 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 Norfolk.
  Home prices in Norfolk are 10.5% lower than in Greenville.
• Income in Norfolk is 11.8% lower than in Greenville, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Norfolk include CMA CGM, Norfolk Southern Railway, and PRA Group.
• The cost of living for a single person in Norfolk is 10.4% lower than in Greenville. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Norfolk is 24.5% lower than in Greenville.
• The unemployment rate in Norfolk is 170.37% higher than in Greenville.
• Sales taxes are the same in Norfolk and Greenville.
• One perk of moving to Norfolk is paying less in state income taxes, which are 17.86% lower than in Greenville.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,688.35 in Norfolk to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Greenville.

How life is different in Greenville vs. Norfolk

• The population of Norfolk is about 237% greater than Greenville, 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.
• Norfolk offers better access to buses and trains than Greenville, based on public transportation ratings. Norfolk has a transit score of 6 out of 10 compared to 3 in Greenville. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Norfolk to be about as walkable as Greenville. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 46 and 43 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Norfolk and Greenville are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 47 and 49 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• The crime rate in Norfolk is higher than in Greenville, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 58.1 in Norfolk, it is 38.56 in Greenville. 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 Norfolk. With a crime index of 41.9, Norfolk ranks lower in overall safety than Greenville, whose index is Greenville's 61.44. 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 Norfolk and Greenville 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.