Moving in New York City can bring a lot of unknowns. From when to move to insurance and pricing, let’s face it, moving (especially in the City) can be both emotionally and financially strenuous.
When breaking down the cost to move in NYC, the final price really varies per move. However, there are average industry prices that can act as a guiding light. While local moves will typically be more affordable than long-distance moves, there are also variations within those two sets as well. For example, are you moving studios or are you moving a 4-bedroom home?
If you’re looking for a quick and accurate resource to understand how much your move might cost, Orange Truck offers no-cost, obligation-free instant quotes.
But to save you the scroll, in general, the average estimate to move in NYC is $1,400, with plenty of nuances, listed below:
Size of Home
While some companies may offer a flat rate, typically a move is going to vary pending the number of bedrooms in a home or apartment.
The main factors in your quote usually include number of hours, inventory required, and distance.
Please see our list of estimates below:
- Studio – $400 to $800
- 1 Bedroom – $800 to $1,100
- 2 Bedroom – $1,100 to $1,500
- 3 Bedroom – $1,500 to $2,300
- 4+ Bedroom – $1,900 to $3,500+
Time Needed
There are several factors that can add to the amount of time needed for your move, which directly drives price:
- Number of items: Moving quotes are based on the amount of time needed, so inventory volume is critical here. If you want to save money on a move, consider decluttering before making the official leap.
- Stairs vs. elevator: Stairs are more time consuming to go up and down, and often add a certain amount of intricacy to your move.
- Distance: Raw distance is a major consideration. Are you moving somewhere a few miles away or to a different borough completely? The amount of time to get from point A to point B, including traffic, will influence price.
Services
At Orange Truck, we offer both full and partial-packing services. Pending your final needs, your final quote will change. Things like full packing services are, of course, more money because they require more materials — and time — to package everything up.
On the flip side, partial packing services are utilized by those who only need help with specific rooms or items and would prefer to do the rest themselves. There is also unpacking services to consider, which is true door-to-door, tip-to-tail service.
Long vs. Local Distance
As mentioned earlier, the average estimate to move in NYC, based on home size and costs per hour, is about $1,400. This is for local, borough-to-borough moves.
Once you start calculating long-distance moves, it starts to get a little tricker to estimate. Typical pricing includes details such as miles being moved, volume of belonging, and any other services that might impact cost. For Orange Truck, anything that exceeds a 2-hour travel time is considered a long-haul, or long-distance, move.
Let’s consider about 1,000+ miles to be the average long-distance move. The estimated cost to transport the contents of a 2 or 3-bedroom home long distance is about $4,000, give or take.
Moving Date
The actual day you choose to move can affect your bottom line. Find out more about the best times to move in NYC. Saturday, for example, is going to be more expensive than a Tuesday. Summer also tends to increase in terms of demand, so pricing will inherently increase during that season as well.
Questions about pricing or moving in New York?
We know that pricing is always a big factor when moving. That’s why we operate under the Transparent Pricing Model.
With us, the final quoted price you are given at the onset of our relationship is the price you will see on the bill. If something new comes up that we didn’t discuss, we will let you know of any potential changes to the price, and have you approve it before proceeding with anything.
Sound simple? We think so too.
If you want a pricing quote today, we offer FREE, no-obligation instant quotes for our NYC moves.
