($1,315) Movers From Orlando, FL to Tucson, AZ

What to know before moving from Orlando to Tucson

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

Check out how Orlando compares to Tucson so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Tucson are 33% lower than in Orlando, 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 Tucson.
  Home prices in Tucson are 13.2% lower than in Orlando.
• Income in Tucson is 4.7% higher than in Orlando, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Tucson include University of Arizona, Raytheon Technologies, and State of Arizona.
• The cost of living for a single person in Tucson is 16.9% lower than in Orlando. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Tucson is 13.8% lower than in Orlando.
• The unemployment rate in Tucson is 27.59% higher than in Orlando.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Tucson, since the city’s sales taxes in Tucson are 33.85% higher than in Orlando.
• State income taxes in Tucson are 2.50% higher than in Orlando.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,492.18 in Tucson to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Orlando.

How life is different in Orlando vs. Tucson

• The population of Tucson is about 76% greater than Orlando, 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.
• Getting around Tucson without a car might be more difficult than in Orlando. Tucson has a public transportation score of 5 out of 10, whereas Orlando is ranked 6. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Tucson to be about as walkable as Orlando. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 43 and 41 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Tucson is considered more bike-friendly than Orlando in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Tucson has a bike-friendliness score of 66 out of 100, while Orlando is rated as 57 out of 100.
• The crime rate in Tucson is higher than in Orlando, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 54.43 in Tucson, it is 49.57 in Orlando. 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 Tucson. With a crime index of 45.57, Tucson ranks lower in overall safety than Orlando, whose index is Orlando's 50.43. 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 Tucson and Orlando 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.