($1,417) Movers From Orlando, FL to Stockton, CA

What to know before moving from Orlando to Stockton

Moving from Orlando to Stockton comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Stockton is generally more expensive than Orlando, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Stockton are 9% 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 Orlando.
  Home prices in Stockton are 16.1% higher than in Orlando.
• Income in Stockton is 8.4% higher than in Orlando, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Stockton include University of the Pacific, The Herrick, and San Joaquin County Office of Education.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Stockton, since the cost of living for a single person in Stockton is 30.9% higher than in Orlando. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Stockton is 2.9% lower than in Orlando.
• The unemployment rate in Stockton is 77.59% higher than in Orlando.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Stockton, since the city’s sales taxes in Stockton are 38.46% higher than in Orlando.
• State income taxes in Stockton are 13.30% higher than in Orlando.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,928.05 in Stockton to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Orlando.

How life is different in Orlando vs. Stockton

• The population of Stockton is about 4% 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 Stockton without a car might be more difficult than in Orlando. Stockton has a public transportation score of 4 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 Stockton to be about as walkable as Orlando. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 44 and 41 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 Stockton, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Orlando. While Orlando has a bike-friendliness score of 57 out of 100, Stockton earned a 52. 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 Stockton 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 75.2 in Stockton, 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 Stockton. With a crime index of 24.8, Stockton 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 Stockton 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.