Site index

Every page we publish, listed in full. That is 4217 pages: 104 metro cost pages across 51 states, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, 75 city-to-city corridors covering 27 cities, 18 cost guides, 5 mover categories, the calculator, and the pages that document how the numbers are produced.

Every dollar figure anywhere below comes out of one rate model, documented on the methodology page, so two pages here can disagree about a city but never about the arithmetic. Nothing on this site is a quote, and nothing is behind an email gate.

Tools and hubs

If you only open one page, open the calculator. It prices your move before it asks for anything.

Home — instant estimate on the page
Moving cost calculator — home size, distance and date
Free moving quote — see the range first, then decide
Moving cost guides — 18 guides
Moving costs by city — 104 metros compared
Moving costs by state — 50 states and D.C.
Movers by cost tier — 5 pricing models
For moving companies — how our lead pricing works
Buy exclusive leads — register for exclusive matches
Advertise — manual approval only
Verified listing stamp — paid membership mark, not a ranking
Methodology — every assumption behind every figure
How we vet movers — what we check before referring you

Cost guides (18)

The national picture, priced by move type and by home size. Each guide carries its own rate table, and the headline range beside each link is the span that guide covers end to end.

Start with the master guide

One page with the full rate tables, local and long-distance, by home size.

Average Cost of Movers — $325–$15,550
Best (and Cheapest) Time to Move — Save ~15–24%

By type of move

The same household costs a different amount depending on how far it goes and who packs it.

Local Moving Costs — $325–$3,500
Long-Distance Moving Cost — $550–$15,550
Cross-Country Moving Cost — $2,275–$15,550
Movers' Hourly Rates — $124–$248/hr
Full-Service Movers Cost — $550–$17,700
PODS vs Movers Cost — $450–$6,050
Moving Company Rates Compared — 10 national brands
Truck Rental vs Movers Cost — $130–$6,950

Reading the estimate

What the document a mover hands you legally commits them to, and where your bill can still move afterwards.

Binding vs Non-Binding Estimates — $3,900–$5,800

By home size

Studio through five-bedroom, plus square footage for anyone who thinks in square feet rather than bedrooms.

Cost to Move a Studio Apartment — $325–$3,375
Cost to Move a 1-Bedroom Apartment — $450–$4,425
Cost to Move a 2-Bedroom Apartment — $875–$6,550
Cost to Move a 3-Bedroom House — $1,200–$9,675
Cost to Move a 4-Bedroom House — $1,925–$12,850
Cost to Move a 5-Bedroom House — $2,350–$15,550
Moving Cost by Square Footage — $1,200–$9,675

Moving costs by metro (104)

Local rates for 104 metros in 51 states, grouped by US Census division so the grouping is checkable against a public standard rather than a carve-up of our own. The figure beside each city is a typical 2-bedroom local move, the benchmark used sitewide. The metro hub ranks all 104 against each other.

New England

9 metros, averaging a 1.09 local cost index.

Boston, MA — $1,275
Burlington, VT — $1,150
Hartford, CT — $1,150
Manchester, NH — $1,125
New Haven, CT — $1,175
Portland, ME — $1,125
Providence, RI — $1,150
Stamford, CT — $1,275
Worcester, MA — $1,150

Mid-Atlantic

9 metros, averaging a 1.06 local cost index.

Albany, NY — $1,075
Allentown, PA — $1,050
Buffalo, NY — $1,050
Jersey City, NJ — $1,275
New York, NY — $1,375
Newark, NJ — $1,200
Philadelphia, PA — $1,150
Pittsburgh, PA — $1,075
Rochester, NY — $1,025

East North Central

11 metros, averaging a 0.97 local cost index.

Ann Arbor, MI — $1,100
Chicago, IL — $1,150
Cincinnati, OH — $1,025
Cleveland, OH — $1,000
Columbus, OH — $1,025
Dayton, OH — $975
Detroit, MI — $1,075
Grand Rapids, MI — $1,025
Indianapolis, IN — $1,000
Madison, WI — $1,075
Milwaukee, WI — $1,075

West North Central

8 metros, averaging a 0.95 local cost index.

Des Moines, IA — $1,000
Fargo, ND — $1,025
Kansas City, MO — $1,025
Minneapolis, MN — $1,100
Omaha, NE — $1,000
Sioux Falls, SD — $1,000
St. Louis, MO — $1,000
Wichita, KS — $950

South Atlantic

23 metros, averaging a 0.98 local cost index.

Atlanta, GA — $1,025
Augusta, GA — $975
Baltimore, MD — $1,175
Charleston, SC — $1,050
Charleston, WV — $1,000
Charlotte, NC — $1,000
Columbia, SC — $975
Fort Lauderdale, FL — $1,150
Fort Myers, FL — $1,075
Greensboro, NC — $975
Greenville, SC — $1,000
Jacksonville, FL — $1,000
Miami, FL — $1,150
Orlando, FL — $1,025
Raleigh, NC — $1,000
Richmond, VA — $1,050
Sarasota, FL — $1,075
Savannah, GA — $1,025
Tampa, FL — $1,075
Virginia Beach, VA — $1,050
Washington, DC — $1,225
West Palm Beach, FL — $1,150
Wilmington, DE — $1,100

East South Central

9 metros, averaging a 0.92 local cost index.

Birmingham, AL — $975
Chattanooga, TN — $1,000
Huntsville, AL — $1,000
Jackson, MS — $950
Knoxville, TN — $1,000
Lexington, KY — $975
Louisville, KY — $1,000
Memphis, TN — $1,000
Nashville, TN — $1,075

West South Central

11 metros, averaging a 0.92 local cost index.

Austin, TX — $1,050
Baton Rouge, LA — $975
Dallas, TX — $1,025
El Paso, TX — $950
Fayetteville, AR — $1,000
Houston, TX — $1,000
Little Rock, AR — $950
New Orleans, LA — $1,025
Oklahoma City, OK — $975
San Antonio, TX — $975
Tulsa, OK — $950

Mountain

11 metros, averaging a 0.97 local cost index.

Albuquerque, NM — $1,000
Billings, MT — $1,025
Boise, ID — $1,075
Cheyenne, WY — $1,000
Colorado Springs, CO — $1,075
Denver, CO — $1,125
Las Vegas, NV — $1,025
Phoenix, AZ — $1,050
Reno, NV — $1,100
Salt Lake City, UT — $1,050
Tucson, AZ — $1,000

Pacific

13 metros, averaging a 1.12 local cost index.

Anchorage, AK — $1,300
Fresno, CA — $1,075
Honolulu, HI — $1,450
Los Angeles, CA — $1,250
Portland, OR — $1,150
Riverside, CA — $1,150
Sacramento, CA — $1,100
San Diego, CA — $1,175
San Francisco, CA — $1,300
San Jose, CA — $1,300
Seattle, WA — $1,200
Spokane, WA — $1,075
Stockton, CA — $1,125

Moving costs by state (51)

Statewide local rates plus what an inbound interstate move costs, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Same divisions, same 2-bedroom benchmark, and the metro count tells you how many city pages sit under each state. The state hub compares them side by side.

New England

6 states, 9 metro cost pages beneath them.

Connecticut — $1,200
Maine — $1,075
Massachusetts — $1,225
New Hampshire — $1,125
Rhode Island — $1,150
Vermont — $1,125

Mid-Atlantic

3 states, 9 metro cost pages beneath them.

New Jersey — $1,200
New York — $1,225
Pennsylvania — $1,100

East North Central

5 states, 11 metro cost pages beneath them.

Illinois — $1,100
Indiana — $1,000
Michigan — $1,050
Ohio — $1,025
Wisconsin — $1,050

West North Central

7 states, 8 metro cost pages beneath them.

Iowa — $1,000
Kansas — $1,000
Minnesota — $1,075
Missouri — $1,000
Nebraska — $1,000
North Dakota — $1,025
South Dakota — $1,000

South Atlantic

9 states, 23 metro cost pages beneath them.

Delaware — $1,075
Florida — $1,075
Georgia — $1,025
Maryland — $1,175
North Carolina — $1,000
South Carolina — $1,000
Virginia — $1,075
Washington, D.C. — $1,225
West Virginia — $1,000

East South Central

4 states, 9 metro cost pages beneath them.

Alabama — $975
Kentucky — $1,000
Mississippi — $950
Tennessee — $1,050

West South Central

4 states, 11 metro cost pages beneath them.

Arkansas — $950
Louisiana — $1,000
Oklahoma — $975
Texas — $1,000

Mountain

8 states, 11 metro cost pages beneath them.

Arizona — $1,050
Colorado — $1,100
Idaho — $1,025
Montana — $1,050
Nevada — $1,050
New Mexico — $1,000
Utah — $1,050
Wyoming — $1,025

Pacific

5 states, 13 metro cost pages beneath them.

Alaska — $1,300
California — $1,225
Hawaii — $1,450
Oregon — $1,125
Washington State — $1,150

City-to-city moving costs (75)

Published corridors between 27 cities, priced on the real road distance rather than a straight line. Grouped by the division the move starts in; the mileage beside each link is the driving distance the estimate is built on.

Moving from New England

4 corridors starting in this division.

Moving from Mid-Atlantic

16 corridors starting in this division.

New York, NY to Atlanta, GA — 870 mi
New York, NY to Charlotte, NC — 630 mi
New York, NY to Chicago, IL — 790 mi
New York, NY to Dallas, TX — 1,550 mi
New York, NY to Denver, CO — 1,780 mi
New York, NY to Houston, TX — 1,630 mi
New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA — 2,789 mi
New York, NY to Miami, FL — 1,280 mi
New York, NY to Nashville, TN — 892 mi
New York, NY to Orlando, FL — 1,080 mi
New York, NY to Phoenix, AZ — 2,400 mi
New York, NY to Raleigh, NC — 505 mi
New York, NY to Tampa, FL — 1,130 mi
Philadelphia, PA to Atlanta, GA — 780 mi
Philadelphia, PA to Charlotte, NC — 545 mi
Philadelphia, PA to Tampa, FL — 1,000 mi

Moving from East North Central

10 corridors starting in this division.

Chicago, IL to Atlanta, GA — 717 mi
Chicago, IL to Austin, TX — 1,160 mi
Chicago, IL to Charlotte, NC — 760 mi
Chicago, IL to Dallas, TX — 925 mi
Chicago, IL to Denver, CO — 1,003 mi
Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA — 2,015 mi
Chicago, IL to Nashville, TN — 471 mi
Chicago, IL to Phoenix, AZ — 1,752 mi
Chicago, IL to Seattle, WA — 2,065 mi
Chicago, IL to Tampa, FL — 1,160 mi

Moving from West North Central

2 corridors starting in this division.

Minneapolis, MN to Denver, CO — 920 mi
Minneapolis, MN to Phoenix, AZ — 1,795 mi

Moving from South Atlantic

8 corridors starting in this division.

Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, NC — 245 mi
Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX — 781 mi
Atlanta, GA to Miami, FL — 660 mi
Tampa, FL to Atlanta, GA — 460 mi
Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA — 640 mi
Washington, DC to Boston, MA — 440 mi
Washington, DC to Charlotte, NC — 400 mi
Washington, DC to Miami, FL — 1,055 mi

Moving from West South Central

6 corridors starting in this division.

Dallas, TX to Denver, CO — 795 mi
Houston, TX to Atlanta, GA — 789 mi
Houston, TX to Denver, CO — 1,030 mi
Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA — 1,550 mi
Houston, TX to Phoenix, AZ — 1,180 mi
Houston, TX to Seattle, WA — 2,350 mi

Moving from Mountain

5 corridors starting in this division.

Denver, CO to Austin, TX — 920 mi
Denver, CO to Phoenix, AZ — 821 mi
Las Vegas, NV to Denver, CO — 750 mi
Phoenix, AZ to Dallas, TX — 1,065 mi
Salt Lake City, UT to Denver, CO — 525 mi

Moving from Pacific

24 corridors starting in this division.

Los Angeles, CA to Atlanta, GA — 2,175 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Austin, TX — 1,377 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Dallas, TX — 1,435 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Denver, CO — 1,016 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas, NV — 270 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Nashville, TN — 2,010 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ — 373 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Portland, OR — 963 mi
Los Angeles, CA to Seattle, WA — 1,135 mi
Portland, OR to Denver, CO — 1,240 mi
Portland, OR to Phoenix, AZ — 1,330 mi
Sacramento, CA to Las Vegas, NV — 560 mi
Sacramento, CA to Seattle, WA — 750 mi
San Diego, CA to Phoenix, AZ — 355 mi
San Francisco, CA to Austin, TX — 1,754 mi
San Francisco, CA to Denver, CO — 1,250 mi
San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA — 382 mi
San Francisco, CA to Phoenix, AZ — 755 mi
San Francisco, CA to Portland, OR — 635 mi
San Francisco, CA to Seattle, WA — 810 mi
San Jose, CA to Austin, TX — 1,720 mi
Seattle, WA to Austin, TX — 2,113 mi
Seattle, WA to Denver, CO — 1,330 mi
Seattle, WA to Phoenix, AZ — 1,420 mi

Mover directory

Organised by how a company prices a move, not by a quality ranking we would have to invent. Each category page prices its own tier from the same engine as the metro pages, so you can see what your number buys before you talk to anyone.

The example listings shown inside each category are marked as samples and are deliberately not linked here: they carry no USDOT number, no address and no years in business, they are served noindex, and they are absent from the XML sitemap. Real member profiles appear in this list the day the first company joins.

Reference and legal

How the numbers are produced, what we check before referring a company, and the terms you are agreeing to.

Methodology — rate model, assumptions and limits
How we vet movers — authority, insurance and complaint checks
Privacy policy
Terms of service

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This index lists only pages we submit for indexing. Metro pages that do not clear our depth bar are served noindex and are excluded here and from the XML sitemap by the same check, which is why 104 of 104 metros appear above. Machine-readable equivalent: sitemap.xml.