($1,503) Movers From Fort Worth, TX to Virginia Beach, VA

What to know before moving from Fort Worth to Virginia Beach

Moving from Fort Worth to Virginia Beach comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Virginia Beach is generally more expensive than Fort Worth, 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 10% higher than in Fort Worth, 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 Worth.
  Home prices in Virginia Beach are 34.9% higher than in Fort Worth.
• Income in Virginia Beach is 25.4% higher than in Fort Worth, 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 62.8% higher than in Fort Worth. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Virginia Beach is 13.6% lower than in Fort Worth.
• The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach is 33.33% higher than in Fort Worth.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Virginia Beach, since the city’s sales taxes in Virginia Beach are 27.27% lower than in Fort Worth.
• State income taxes in Virginia Beach are 5.75% higher than in Fort Worth.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,884.70 in Virginia Beach to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Fort Worth.

How life is different in Fort Worth vs. Virginia Beach

• Virginia Beach might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 50% less than Fort Worth.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Virginia Beach will be about the same as it currently is in Fort Worth. 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 Worth. 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.
• Virginia Beach and Fort Worth are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 42 and 39 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 Worth. 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 Worth, 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.
• You can breathe easy knowing that Virginia Beach has better air quality than in Fort Worth. Virginia Beach has Good air quality, compared to moderate in Fort Worth. Ratings of good to moderate mean very low risk of health concerns, although people with conditions like asthma or allergies could be affected. Beyond the moderate rating, health concerns increase for some or all residents.