($1,488) Movers From Lubbock, TX to Roseville, CA

What to know before moving from Lubbock to Roseville

Moving from Lubbock to Roseville comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Roseville is generally more expensive than Lubbock, 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 Roseville are 100% higher than in Lubbock, 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 Lubbock.
  Home prices in Roseville are 210.2% higher than in Lubbock.
• Income in Roseville is 21.9% higher than in Lubbock, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Roseville include New Vision Display, International Display Works, and Trc Group.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Roseville, since the cost of living for a single person in Roseville is 69.2% higher than in Lubbock. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Roseville, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Roseville is 47.4% higher than in Lubbock.
• The unemployment rate in Roseville is 11.86% lower than in Lubbock.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Roseville, since the city’s sales taxes in Roseville are 6.06% lower than in Lubbock.
• State income taxes in Roseville are 13.30% higher than in Lubbock.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $5,076.38 in Roseville to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Lubbock.

How life is different in Lubbock vs. Roseville

• Roseville might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 38% less than Lubbock.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Roseville will be about the same as it currently is in Lubbock. 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 Roseville to be about as walkable as Lubbock. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 38 and 39 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Roseville is considered more bike-friendly than Lubbock in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Roseville has a bike-friendliness score of 59 out of 100, while Lubbock is rated as 43 out of 100.
• Roseville has a lower crime rate than Lubbock based on scores of 25.0 and Lubbock's 50.39, 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 Roseville than in Lubbock, based on Roseville’s safety index of 80.11 versus 48.61 for Lubbock. 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 Roseville and Lubbock 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.