($1,863) Movers From Billings, MT to Virginia Beach, VA

What to know before moving from Billings to Virginia Beach

Moving from Billings to Virginia Beach comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Virginia Beach is generally more expensive than Billings, 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 50% higher than in Billings, 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 Billings.
  Home prices in Virginia Beach are 5.5% higher than in Billings.
• Income in Virginia Beach is 28.8% higher than in Billings, 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 155.7% higher than in Billings. 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 30.3% higher than in Billings.
• The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach is 17.07% higher than in Billings.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Virginia Beach, since the city’s sales taxes in Virginia Beach are 6.00% higher than in Billings.
• One perk of moving to Virginia Beach is paying less in state income taxes, which are 14.81% lower than in Billings.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $7,670.05 in Virginia Beach to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Billings.

How life is different in Billings vs. Virginia Beach

• The population of Virginia Beach is about 149% greater than Billings, 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 Billings. 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 Billings. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 33 and 35 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 Virginia Beach, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Billings. While Billings has a bike-friendliness score of 47 out of 100, Virginia Beach earned a 42. 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.
• Virginia Beach has a lower crime rate than Billings based on scores of 42.0 and Billings's 48.63, 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 Virginia Beach than in Billings, based on Virginia Beach’s safety index of 58.0 versus 50.37 for Billings. 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 Virginia Beach and Billings 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.