Moving from Reno to Jacksonville

Jacksonville shares Nevada's best-known tax feature, no state tax on wages, and it adds a warm winter and a long coastline. What it asks of a newcomer is speed: a short vehicle deadline and a driver license due in a month. This page explains those rules, the housing data and the way O'Brien's plans the shipment from Sparks.

Florida's 10 and 30 day deadlines

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says to title and register your vehicles within 10 days of establishing residency, and to get a Florida driver license within 30 days. Since the truck can take days to arrive, book your DMV appointment in advance and keep your Nevada paperwork in the car, not in the shipment.

Florida does not impose a personal income tax, according to the Department of Revenue. The state sales tax is 6 percent, and counties can add a discretionary surtax of up to 2.5 percent. Both Nevada and Florida skip an income tax, but a tax professional can still help with the year of the move.

Jacksonville housing

The American Community Survey lists a median home value of $343,400 for the Jacksonville metro and $293,700 for the city. Median gross rent is $1,513 in the metro and $1,465 in the city, and median household income is $79,643 in the metro. Reno metro medians are $502,300, $1,592 and $87,485.

About 42.4 percent of Jacksonville households rent. Medians describe areas, not individual homes. With homes priced below Reno, many arrivals plan more space and, as the next section shows, a different relationship with the weather.

Warm winters, wet summers

NOAA's 1991-2020 normals for the Jacksonville Naval Air Station list a January high of 65.5 degrees with a low of 47.2, and a July high of 91.8 with a low of 76.0. Annual precipitation is 47.6 inches, and snow does not register. Reno's January high is 47.7.

Summer humidity is the issue for belongings. Open boxes in a dry room, give wooden furniture time to adjust, and ask about wrapping for leather and books. The estimator can note which items need extra protection before the load.

How the move works with O'Brien's

The booking is with O'Brien's. An estimator comes to your Reno or Sparks home for a free, no-obligation in-home estimate, and 10 free heavy-duty boxes come with it. We coordinate the shipment through the Bekins Van Lines network, and your written estimate sets the delivery window. See how an interstate move works with a Bekins agent for the steps in order.

Because Florida's vehicle deadline is short, many families drive ahead and let the household follow. Vault storage in Sparks, from $40 per month, gives the shipment somewhere to wait while you settle, and goods leave on about 2 to 3 weeks of notice.