Moving Cost Calculator

Enter the route, the home, the method, and the month. The calculator returns a range per method with the line items shown — transport, packing, seasonal pricing, and the add-ons that usually ambush people — instead of a single number with no workings.

How the estimate is built

Route & distanceIRS route ledger where one exists
Home size → weight bandStudio to 5+ bedroom
MethodFull-service · container · rental truck
MonthSeasonality factor — most moves happen May–Sep

Anchors: published survey averages put the average U.S. move at about $3,020 (about $1,489 local, $3,129 long-distance). Where a route ledger exists for your move, the calculator defers to it — and your result page links the matching route guide, cost guides, and checklist rather than a sales form.

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