($1,617) Movers From Irvine, CA to Norfolk, VA

What to know before moving from Irvine to Norfolk

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

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

• Rent prices in Norfolk are 63% lower than in Irvine, 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 81.8% lower than in Irvine.
• Income in Norfolk is 44.3% lower than in Irvine, 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 69.8% lower than in Irvine. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Norfolk is 69.2% lower than in Irvine.
• The unemployment rate in Norfolk is 35.19% higher than in Irvine.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Norfolk, since the city’s sales taxes in Norfolk are 22.58% lower than in Irvine.
• One perk of moving to Norfolk is paying less in state income taxes, which are 56.77% lower than in Irvine.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $906.19 in Norfolk to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Irvine.

How life is different in Irvine vs. Norfolk

• Norfolk might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 23% less than Irvine.
• Norfolk offers better access to buses and trains than Irvine, based on public transportation ratings. Norfolk has a transit score of 6 out of 10 compared to 4 in Irvine. 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 Irvine. 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.
• You probably won’t see as many cycling lanes or off-road trails in Norfolk, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Irvine. While Irvine has a bike-friendliness score of 69 out of 100, Norfolk earned a 47. 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 Norfolk is higher than in Irvine, 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 31.01 in Irvine. 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 Irvine, whose index is Irvine's 68.99. 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 Irvine 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.