($1,473) Movers From Amarillo, TX to Tucson, AZ

What to know before moving from Amarillo to Tucson

Moving from Amarillo to Tucson comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Tucson is generally more expensive than Amarillo, 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 Tucson are 8% higher than in Amarillo, 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 Amarillo.
  Home prices in Tucson are 68.7% higher than in Amarillo.
• Income is the same in Tucson and Amarillo. The top employers in Tucson include University of Arizona, Raytheon Technologies, and State of Arizona.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Tucson, since the cost of living for a single person in Tucson is 25.1% higher than in Amarillo. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Tucson, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Tucson is 28.0% higher than in Amarillo.
• The unemployment rate in Tucson is 51.02% higher than in Amarillo.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Tucson, since the city’s sales taxes in Tucson are 5.45% higher than in Amarillo.
• State income taxes in Tucson are 2.50% higher than in Amarillo.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,751.96 in Tucson to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Amarillo.

How life is different in Amarillo vs. Tucson

• The population of Tucson is about 76% greater than Amarillo, 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.
• Tucson offers better access to buses and trains than Amarillo, based on public transportation ratings. Tucson has a transit score of 5 out of 10 compared to 2 in Amarillo. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Tucson to be about as walkable as Amarillo. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 43 and 40 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Tucson is considered more bike-friendly than Amarillo in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Tucson has a bike-friendliness score of 66 out of 100, while Amarillo is rated as 42 out of 100.
• The crime rate in Tucson is higher than in Amarillo, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 54.43 in Tucson, it is 25.31 in Amarillo. 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 Tucson. With a crime index of 45.57, Tucson ranks lower in overall safety than Amarillo, whose index is Amarillo's 74.69. 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 Tucson and Amarillo 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.