Best Ways to Estimate Your Moving Cost

Moving takes its toll – emotional, physical and financial. You have no control over the powerful emotions and there’s very less we can do with emotional toll. But we can have a control over the physical and financial stress by hiring professional movers.

So how do you make a free moving cost estimate? What are the factors that impact the while calculating the moving cost? Let us take a look at them in detail.

First, let us see how the average moving cost in 2020 look like.

	1 bedroom	2 – 3 bedrooms	4 – 5 bedrooms
<50 miles	$240 – $675	$710 – $1,400	$1,100 – $4,900
250 miles	$800 – $2,300	$1,400 – $3,950	$2,050 – $4,700
1000 miles+	$950 – $2,900	$2,100 – $7,800	$4,900 – $8,100
2500 miles+	$1,300 – $3,800	$3,400 – $7,900	$8,400+

(Ranges shown are very rough estimates based on historical pricing info. The actual cost of your move will vary)

The moving cost estimate needs to be realistic. You need to be considering multiple factors while calculating the moving cost.

Where are you planning to move to?

Are you moving within the city or to the neighborhood? Or your new home is on another side of the US? If you are moving locally, you don’t need to shell out much. But if the destination is long, maybe more than 100 miles, the budget will be more.

 

How much stuff do you plan to take to your new home?

The volume of household items is a significant factor in deciding the moving cost. Before calculating the amount, you need to have a clear picture of the household belongings that you want at the new home.

A minor tip: Give away all the household items that you don’t need. This way, you can bring down the moving cost.

What type of packing service you aspire to have

Are you hiring moving labor to pack the items or you plan to do it yourself? If a moving professional is coming in, the cost will add up. But it is better for the safety of the items.

Are there moving add-ons on the menu?

If add-on services are there on the plate, the cost will go up. Ok, you need to know what are add-on services. Hold On! There can be furniture at the home that needs to disassemble before loading the truck. Once you reach the new home, these guys will assemble it back intact. Till the laborers reach the home, you assume them to do it for free. But in fact, the service is not free and while calculating the moving cost, you should consider this point. 

On which day are you planning to move?

Moving on a weekend or a holiday is somewhat foolish. You need to push it to the middle of the week when there are fewer crowds. This gives a better chance to negotiate.

Hope you are not moving on summer

You know, moving in summer will add up the moving cost. This is because everyone prefers summer. The long days, school vacation and no-snow days make people move in summer. I will suggest you wait till winter when moving companies have less business. You can bargain for a better deal.

Can you get free boxes to pack household items?

Free cardboard boxes can make moving a lot cheaper. You need to spend a big chunk on packing boxes and when you get them free, the moving cost goes down.

Is hiring a moving company a better option than moving it yourself?

It always seems that DIY is the better option but in reality, a moving company helps you relocate affordably than moving yourself.

There’s no doubt that moving is challenging. But with proper planning and a better moving estimate, it becomes a lot easier. The success of moving is your guts to stick on to the budget and not to compromise on the estimate. Let’s see how you move this time.