($1,420) Movers From Fort Wayne, IN to Virginia Beach, VA

What to know before moving from Fort Wayne to Virginia Beach

Moving from Fort Wayne to Virginia Beach comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Virginia Beach is generally more expensive than Fort Wayne, 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 Virginia Beach are 68% higher than in Fort Wayne, 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 Fort Wayne.
  Home prices in Virginia Beach are 76.6% higher than in Fort Wayne.
• Income in Virginia Beach is 51.6% higher than in Fort Wayne, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Virginia Beach include Stihl, Navy Exchange, and Venture Realty Group.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Virginia Beach, since the cost of living for a single person in Virginia Beach is 74.3% higher than in Fort Wayne. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Virginia Beach, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Virginia Beach is 87.6% higher than in Fort Wayne.
• The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach is 5.88% lower than in Fort Wayne.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Virginia Beach, since the city’s sales taxes in Virginia Beach are 14.29% lower than in Fort Wayne.
• State income taxes in Virginia Beach are 82.54% higher than in Fort Wayne.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $5,230.38 in Virginia Beach to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Fort Wayne.

How life is different in Fort Wayne vs. Virginia Beach

• The population of Virginia Beach is about 72% greater than Fort Wayne, 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 Virginia Beach will be about the same as it currently is in Fort Wayne. 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 Virginia Beach to be about as walkable as Fort Wayne. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 33 and 32 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Virginia Beach and Fort Wayne are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 42 and 41 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Virginia Beach as Fort Wayne. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• Virginia Beach is generally as safe as Fort Wayne, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in Virginia Beach and Fort Wayne 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.