Moving to Minnesota: 2026 costs & movers
Minnesota's Twin Cities market is a strong Midwest hub with pronounced seasonal moving patterns and steady snowbird flow to Arizona and Florida.
Typical local move, 2-bedroom home
$875–$1,300
Local cost index
≈ national avg
Largest city
Minneapolis
Cities covered
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National baseline scaled to Minnesota · how we calculate
Cost of movers in Minnesota: hourly crew rates
Minnesota lands on the national average with an unusually sharp seasonal shape. Older Twin Cities housing has full basements and enclosed porches with tight turns, and a winter job adds real time for floor protection and ice clearing. The short warm window pushes most of the year's demand into five months.
A local move is billed by the hour, so the crew rate is the number that decides the bill. These are 2026 Minnesota rates with the truck, fuel, dollies, and pads included:
| Crew size | Rate / hour | Typical for |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers | $124 | Studio – 1BR |
| 3 movers | $186 | 2BR – 3BR |
| 4 movers | $248 | 4BR+ |
Almost every company also bills a 2–4 hour minimum plus travel time, so a very small job rarely lands below the studio row in the next table. The hourly rates guide covers minimums, travel-time billing, and labor-only crews in full.
Minnesota local move cost by home size
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $325 | $400 | $500 |
| 1 Bedroom | $450 | $550 | $675 |
| 2 Bedroom | $875 | $1,075 | $1,300 |
| 3 Bedroom | $1,200 | $1,475 | $1,800 |
| 4 Bedroom | $1,925 | $2,350 | $2,875 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $2,350 | $2,875 | $3,500 |
Rates sit just above the national average with an unusually sharp season, the short warm-weather window concentrates demand from spring through early fall.
How much does it cost to move to Minnesota from out of state?
An interstate move is priced on a different basis than a local one. Instead of crew hours at a local rate, you are paying for the weight of your household moved a given distance, and that per-mile carrier cost is national, not Minnesota-specific. The crew hours are also split between an origin market and a Minnesota destination market, so we do not scale these figures by Minnesota's local cost index, doing so would overstate how much the destination changes the price.
We do not yet publish a dedicated corridor page landing in Minnesota, so here is the general shape by distance for a 3-bedroom household:
| Distance moved | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbouring state (~250 mi) | $2,100 | $2,575 | $3,150 |
| Regional (~500 mi) | $2,900 | $3,550 | $4,325 |
| Half the country (~1,000 mi) | $3,900 | $4,750 | $5,800 |
| Long haul (~1,500 mi) | $4,875 | $5,950 | $7,250 |
| Coast to coast (2,500+ mi) | $6,500 | $7,925 | $9,675 |
Smaller households scale down from here: a 1-bedroom runs roughly half a 3-bedroom at the same distance, and a studio about a third. Moving in peak season (May–September) or in the last five days of a month adds 15–24% on top. The long-distance guide has the full matrix by home size and distance.
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In 2026, Minnesota movers charge about $124/hour for a 2-mover crew, $186/hour for 3 movers, and $248/hour for 4, with the truck included. A typical 2-bedroom local move works out to $875–$1,300 all in.
Minnesota lands on the national average with an unusually sharp seasonal shape. Older Twin Cities housing has full basements and enclosed porches with tight turns, and a winter job adds real time for floor protection and ice clearing. The short warm window pushes most of the year's demand into five months.
Interstate pricing is set by weight and distance, not by Minnesota's local labor market. For a 3-bedroom household, expect about $2,100–$3,150 from a neighbouring state, $3,900–$5,800 from roughly 1,000 miles away, and $6,500–$9,675 coast to coast. Smaller homes cost proportionally less.
A local move within Minnesota runs about $325–$500 for a studio up to $2,350–$3,500 for a large house, at Minnesota crew rates for a roughly 15-mile move. Anything past about 50 miles starts picking up per-mile transport on top of the crew hours.
We cover Minneapolis in detail, see the city page below for hourly crew rates and a full local cost table. Rates in larger metros like Minneapolis typically run a little higher than in smaller towns.
Rates sit just above the national average with an unusually sharp season, the short warm-weather window concentrates demand from spring through early fall.