Top 10 Most Expensive US Cities for Moving Services
Moving cost data ranking US cities by the base hourly rate charged by interstate household goods movers, adjusted for the regional cost of labor and fuel.
Research
Original data research from the PlainMove editorial process. Every page updates automatically as the underlying data refreshes; no numbers are hardcoded.
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What this research covers
PlainMove research ranks BLS-modeled interstate moving costs across 2,450 routes and 50 major US cities in 32 states (2BR corridor costs from $550 to $9,462).
- 2,450
- interstate routes modeled
- 50
- metros with cost estimates
- 32
- states covered
- 2
- published moving studies
Studies below answer one ranking question each from the live BLS OES + route-distance model; they are descriptive cost statistics, not carrier quotes or booking advice.
US Moving Cost Statistics
A citable live summary of the PlainMove route matrix: 2-bedroom cost ranges, route distances, city averages, variables, source inputs, and limits.
Top 10 Longest US Interstate Moving Routes by Distance
Interstate moving route distance rankings derived from the PlainMove route database, ranking city-pair moving routes by total driving miles between origin and destination.
Download the modeled route-cost snapshot: moving-cost-route-statistics.csv (same CSV as our statistics page, CC0).