Portland, ME Moving Costs 2026
Portland is Maine's only deep mover market and its most expensive one, running a little above the national average on a combination of peninsula access problems and a carrier pool that is small by any measure.
This page is Portland, Maine. For Oregon, see moving costs in Portland, OR.
Typical local move, 2-bedroom home
$900–$1,350
2-mover crew
$129/hr
3-mover crew
$193/hr
4-mover crew
$258/hr
Truck included · how we calculate
Portland hourly moving rates
| Crew size | Rate / hour | Typical for |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers | $129 | Studio – 1BR |
| 3 movers | $193 | 2BR – 3BR |
| 4 movers | $258 | 4BR+ |
Local move cost by home size
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $350 | $425 | $525 |
| 1 Bedroom | $475 | $575 | $700 |
| 2 Bedroom | $900 | $1,125 | $1,350 |
| 3 Bedroom | $1,250 | $1,525 | $1,875 |
| 4 Bedroom | $2,000 | $2,450 | $3,000 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $2,450 | $3,000 | $3,650 |
What makes Portland cost more
A local move is crew hours, so the question is always what the housing here does to those hours. The peninsula is the problem. Old Port and Munjoy Hill are nineteenth-century brick and wood multi-family walk-ups on narrow one-way streets, most with no driveway and no lift, so crews carry up and park wherever the city permits allow. Winter tightens that further, since a plowed street leaves nowhere legal for a truck for months at a time.
Net of all that, Portland prices 4% above the national average. The same 2-bedroom local move that typically costs $1,075 nationally runs $1,125 in Portland, a difference of $50 more.
Who is moving in Portland, and when
Two flows drive this market and they collide on the same few weeks. Remote workers and retirees arriving from the Boston and New York metros bring full households on long interstate loads, while the student and seasonal rental population turns over inside a narrow late-summer window. That overlap is why the peak here bites harder than the statewide average suggests.
The season is short and severe. May through September carries almost all the volume, with the fortnight either side of Labor Day the hardest stretch of the year to book. Winter moves cost markedly less but need a flexible date, because a storm can cancel a load day outright.
Moving from Portland to nearby metros
The closest markets we publish rates for, with the real road distance from Portland and what a 3-bedroom household costs over exactly that distance. Anything under about 50 miles is still priced as a local, hourly job; past that, per-mile transport starts stacking on top of the crew hours.
| Corridor | Distance | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland to Manchester, NH | 90 mi | $1,925 | $1,575–$2,350 |
| Portland to Boston, MA | 116 mi | $2,050 | $1,675–$2,500 |
| Portland to Worcester, MA | 147 mi | $2,175 | $1,775–$2,650 |
| Portland to Providence, RI | 165 mi | $2,250 | $1,850–$2,750 |
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Portland moving cost FAQ
In 2026, Portland movers charge about $129/hour for a 2-mover crew, $193/hour for 3 movers, and $258/hour for 4, truck included.
Typical Portland local moves run $350–$525 for a studio up to $2,450–$3,650 for a large house.
The peninsula is the problem. Old Port and Munjoy Hill are nineteenth-century brick and wood multi-family walk-ups on narrow one-way streets, most with no driveway and no lift, so crews carry up and park wherever the city permits allow. Winter tightens that further, since a plowed street leaves nowhere legal for a truck for months at a time. That is why Portland sits 4% above the national average: a typical 2-bedroom local move runs $1,125 here versus $1,075 nationally, a difference of $50.
Two flows drive this market and they collide on the same few weeks. Remote workers and retirees arriving from the Boston and New York metros bring full households on long interstate loads, while the student and seasonal rental population turns over inside a narrow late-summer window. That overlap is why the peak here bites harder than the statewide average suggests.
The season is short and severe. May through September carries almost all the volume, with the fortnight either side of Labor Day the hardest stretch of the year to book. Winter moves cost markedly less but need a flexible date, because a storm can cancel a load day outright.
Portland to Manchester is roughly 90 miles. A 3-bedroom household on that corridor runs about $1,575–$2,350 off-peak, typically $1,925.
Moving across Maine
See statewide costs, every city we cover, and popular routes in and out on the moving to Maine hub.
Price Portland by home size and square footage
The table above is priced by bedroom count. If you know your home's finished square footage instead, the cost by square footage guide converts sq ft to a planning weight and a price. To sanity-check a written bid from a national brand against these figures, see how the major moving companies set their rates.