($1,415) Movers From Knoxville, TN to Virginia Beach, VA

What to know before moving from Knoxville to Virginia Beach

Moving from Knoxville to Virginia Beach comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Virginia Beach is generally more expensive than Knoxville, 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 9% higher than in Knoxville, 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 Knoxville.
  Home prices in Virginia Beach are 15.0% higher than in Knoxville.
• Income in Virginia Beach is 34.0% higher than in Knoxville, 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 107.6% higher than in Knoxville. 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 13.7% higher than in Knoxville.
• The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach is 2.13% higher than in Knoxville.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Virginia Beach, since the city’s sales taxes in Virginia Beach are 35.14% lower than in Knoxville.
• State income taxes in Virginia Beach are 5.75% higher than in Knoxville.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $6,226.65 in Virginia Beach to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Knoxville.

How life is different in Knoxville vs. Virginia Beach

• The population of Virginia Beach is about 140% greater than Knoxville, 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 Virginia Beach without a car might be more difficult than in Knoxville. Virginia Beach has a public transportation score of 3 out of 10, whereas Knoxville is ranked 4. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Virginia Beach to be about as walkable as Knoxville. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 33 and 31 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Virginia Beach is considered more bike-friendly than Knoxville in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Virginia Beach has a bike-friendliness score of 42 out of 100, while Knoxville is rated as 30 out of 100.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Virginia Beach as Knoxville. 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 Knoxville, 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 Knoxville 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.