Full-service packing crews
Full service means you do not touch a box. A crew arrives ahead of, or on, move day, wraps and cartons the entire house, then loads it. It is the most expensive option on this site, and also the one most often misquoted, because packing is priced on volume of stuff rather than on square footage of house.
Typical range, studio to large home
$550–$5,650
Local move, ~15 miles, off-peak date, with full packing service. · how we calculate
Cost by home size
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $550 | $675 | $825 |
| 1 Bedroom | $750 | $925 | $1,125 |
| 2 Bedroom | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,075 |
| 3 Bedroom | $2,000 | $2,425 | $2,950 |
| 4 Bedroom | $3,025 | $3,700 | $4,525 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $3,800 | $4,625 | $5,650 |
What you are actually buying
Materials and labor to carton the whole home: cartons, paper, bubble, tape, custom crating for glass and art, plus the packing hours themselves. Unpacking at the destination is a separate service and is rarely included unless you ask.
How this tier is priced
Added to the move as a packing charge that scales with home size, either as a flat quoted figure or as materials plus hours. Because the crew is on site longer, a full-service job also lengthens the loading day itself.
Watch for: Whether unpacking and debris removal are in the number. Many quotes include packing but not the reverse, leaving you with a house full of full cartons and a pile of empty ones.
Who this is the right answer for
Short-notice moves, households with a lot of fragile or high-value items, and anyone whose time is genuinely worth more than the packing charge.
What this tier costs in major metros
A 2-bedroom household at this tier, priced with each metro's own local index. This is the same arithmetic as the metro cost pages, so the two never disagree.
| Metro | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,175 | $1,800–$2,650 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,975 | $1,625–$2,400 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,825 | $1,500–$2,225 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,650 | $1,350–$2,025 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,625 | $1,325–$1,975 |
| Houston, TX | $1,575 | $1,300–$1,925 |
See every metro we publish rates for on moving costs by city.
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Companies serving this tier
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Seattle and the Puget Sound region
Prices on: Hourly for the move, plus a packing charge scaled to home size.
Cost data: Seattle rates
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Full-service packing crews FAQ
$550–$5,650 across the home sizes this tier normally serves, at these assumptions: local move, ~15 miles, off-peak date, with full packing service. A peak-season date adds roughly 15% and the last five days of a month another 8%.
Added to the move as a packing charge that scales with home size, either as a flat quoted figure or as materials plus hours. Because the crew is on site longer, a full-service job also lengthens the loading day itself.
Whether unpacking and debris removal are in the number. Many quotes include packing but not the reverse, leaving you with a house full of full cartons and a pile of empty ones.
Short-notice moves, households with a lot of fragile or high-value items, and anyone whose time is genuinely worth more than the packing charge.
No. This is an hourly tier, and an hour of crew labor is a local price. The same 2-bedroom job at this tier runs $1,575 in Houston and $2,175 in New York, a difference of $600.