($1,373) Movers From Norfolk, VA to St. Petersburg, FL

What to know before moving from Norfolk to St. Petersburg

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

Check out how Norfolk compares to St. Petersburg so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in St. Petersburg are 38% higher than in Norfolk, 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 Norfolk.
  Home prices in St. Petersburg are 27.0% higher than in Norfolk.
• Income in St. Petersburg is 1.4% higher than in Norfolk, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in St. Petersburg include Jabil, FADV Holdings, and Raymond James.
• The cost of living for a single person in St. Petersburg is 4.6% lower than in Norfolk. 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 11.3% higher than in Norfolk.
• The unemployment rate in St. Petersburg is 36.99% lower than in Norfolk.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in St. Petersburg, since the city’s sales taxes in St. Petersburg are 16.67% higher than in Norfolk.
• One perk of moving to St. Petersburg is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Norfolk.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,862.41 in St. Petersburg to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Norfolk.

How life is different in Norfolk vs. St. Petersburg

• The population of St. Petersburg is about 9% greater than Norfolk, 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 St. Petersburg will be about the same as it currently is in Norfolk. 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 St. Petersburg to be about as walkable as Norfolk. 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.
• If cycling is your thing, St. Petersburg is considered more bike-friendly than Norfolk in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. St. Petersburg has a bike-friendliness score of 59 out of 100, while Norfolk is rated as 47 out of 100.
• St. Petersburg has a lower crime rate than Norfolk based on scores of 39.54 and Norfolk's 58.1, 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 St. Petersburg than in Norfolk, based on St. Petersburg’s safety index of 60.46 versus 41.9 for Norfolk. 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 Norfolk 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.