Updated Monthly
Moving Cost Index 2026
Average moving costs across major US cities — local moves, long-distance, packing, loading & more. Data compiled by Extra Help Moving from real platform activity and industry reports.
$651
Avg 2-Bedroom Move
308
Cities Tracked
$200
Lowest Studio Move
$2,140
Highest 4-Bed Move
Cost by City
| # | City | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | $360 | $580 | $940 | $1330 | $2000 | Up |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | $340 | $540 | $880 | $1240 | $1860 | Stable |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | $300 | $480 | $780 | $1100 | $1660 | Stable |
| 4 | Houston, TX | $250 | $400 | $650 | $920 | $1380 | Up |
| 5 | Phoenix, AZ | $240 | $390 | $640 | $900 | $1350 | Up |
| 6 | Philadelphia, PA | $310 | $500 | $810 | $1150 | $1720 | Stable |
| 7 | San Antonio, TX | $230 | $370 | $600 | $850 | $1270 | Up |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | $320 | $520 | $840 | $1200 | $1790 | Stable |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | $260 | $420 | $680 | $970 | $1450 | Up |
| 10 | San Jose, CA | $350 | $560 | $910 | $1290 | $1930 | Stable |
| 11 | Austin, TX | $280 | $440 | $720 | $1010 | $1520 | Up |
| 12 | Jacksonville, FL | $230 | $370 | $600 | $860 | $1280 | Up |
| 13 | Fort Worth, TX | $240 | $390 | $640 | $900 | $1350 | Up |
| 14 | Columbus, OH | $240 | $380 | $620 | $870 | $1310 | Down |
| 15 | Indianapolis, IN | $220 | $360 | $580 | $830 | $1240 | Stable |
| 16 | Charlotte, NC | $240 | $390 | $630 | $890 | $1340 | Up |
| 17 | San Francisco, CA | $390 | $620 | $1010 | $1430 | $2140 | Stable |
| 18 | Seattle, WA | $340 | $540 | $880 | $1240 | $1860 | Up |
| 19 | Denver, CO | $300 | $470 | $770 | $1090 | $1630 | Up |
| 20 | Nashville, TN | $260 | $410 | $660 | $940 | $1410 | Up |
| 21 | Oklahoma City, OK | $210 | $340 | $550 | $780 | $1170 | Stable |
| 22 | Washington, DC | $320 | $520 | $840 | $1200 | $1790 | Up |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $200 | $330 | $530 | $750 | $1130 | Up |
| 24 | Las Vegas, NV | $250 | $400 | $650 | $920 | $1380 | Up |
| 25 | Boston, MA | $350 | $560 | $910 | $1290 | $1930 | Up |
| 26 | Portland, OR | $300 | $470 | $770 | $1090 | $1630 | Stable |
| 27 | Louisville, KY | $220 | $350 | $570 | $810 | $1210 | Stable |
| 28 | Memphis, TN | $210 | $340 | $550 | $780 | $1170 | Up |
| 29 | Baltimore, MD | $280 | $440 | $720 | $1010 | $1520 | Stable |
| 30 | Milwaukee, WI | $240 | $380 | $620 | $870 | $1310 | Stable |
| 31 | Albuquerque, NM | $210 | $340 | $550 | $780 | $1170 | Stable |
| 32 | Tucson, AZ | $210 | $340 | $550 | $780 | $1170 | Up |
| 33 | Fresno, CA | $230 | $370 | $600 | $850 | $1270 | Stable |
| 34 | Mesa, AZ | $240 | $380 | $620 | $880 | $1320 | Up |
| 35 | Sacramento, CA | $280 | $440 | $720 | $1010 | $1520 | Stable |
| 36 | Atlanta, GA | $270 | $430 | $700 | $990 | $1490 | Up |
| 37 | Kansas City, MO | $220 | $360 | $580 | $830 | $1240 | Stable |
| 38 | Omaha, NE | $220 | $350 | $570 | $810 | $1210 | Stable |
| 39 | Colorado Springs, CO | $250 | $400 | $650 | $920 | $1380 | Up |
| 40 | Raleigh, NC | $260 | $410 | $660 | $940 | $1410 | Up |
| 41 | Long Beach, CA | $320 | $520 | $840 | $1200 | $1790 | Stable |
| 42 | Virginia Beach, VA | $250 | $400 | $650 | $920 | $1380 | Up |
| 43 | Miami, FL | $320 | $520 | $840 | $1200 | $1790 | Up |
| 44 | Oakland, CA | $350 | $560 | $910 | $1290 | $1930 | Stable |
| 45 | Minneapolis, MN | $260 | $420 | $680 | $970 | $1450 | Stable |
| 46 | Tampa, FL | $260 | $420 | $680 | $970 | $1450 | Up |
| 47 | Tulsa, OK | $200 | $330 | $530 | $750 | $1130 | Stable |
| 48 | Arlington, TX | $240 | $390 | $640 | $900 | $1350 | Up |
| 49 | New Orleans, LA | $240 | $380 | $620 | $870 | $1310 | Down |
| 50 | Wichita, KS | $200 | $330 | $530 | $750 | $1130 | Stable |
Costs represent average rates for local moves (under 50 miles) including loading, unloading, and transport. Actual costs vary based on distance, stairs, specialty items, packing needs, and seasonal demand. Data compiled from Extra Help Moving platform activity and industry reports.