($1,542) Movers From Columbus, GA to St. George, UT

What to know before moving from Columbus to St. George

Moving from Columbus to St. George comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since St. George is generally more expensive than Columbus, 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 St. George are 61% higher than in Columbus, 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 Columbus.
  Home prices in St. George are 217.7% higher than in Columbus.
• Income in St. George is 15.8% higher than in Columbus, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in St. George include LHC Health Services Inc, SkyWest Airlines Inc, and Sunroc Corporation.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in St. George, since the cost of living for a single person in St. George is 5.4% higher than in Columbus. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to St. George, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in St. George is 19.4% higher than in Columbus.
• The unemployment rate in St. George is 45.28% lower than in Columbus.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in St. George, since the city’s sales taxes in St. George are 25.00% lower than in Columbus.
• One perk of moving to St. George is paying less in state income taxes, which are 9.84% lower than in Columbus.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,163.16 in St. George to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Columbus.

How life is different in Columbus vs. St. George

• St. George might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 13% less than Columbus.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in St. George will be about the same as it currently is in Columbus. 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. George to be about as walkable as Columbus. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 27 and 25 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, St. George is considered more bike-friendly than Columbus in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. St. George has a bike-friendliness score of 45 out of 100, while Columbus is rated as 31 out of 100.
• St. George has a lower crime rate than Columbus based on scores of 29.02 and Columbus's 72.18, 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. George than in Columbus, based on St. George’s safety index of 70.98 versus 27.82 for Columbus. 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. George and Columbus 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.