Moving Companies in Montgomery, AL
Moving Costs in Montgomery, AL
Local moves within Montgomery and nearby areas like Prattville, Millbrook, or Wetumpka are priced hourly, averaging around $133 per hour for a standard crew.
Cost by Home Size
A one-bedroom apartment typically runs $300 to $800 for a local move. A two-to-three bedroom home runs $800 to $1,500, and a four-bedroom-plus home runs $1,500 to $3,000 or more, depending on packing needs and heavy specialty items.
Moving Farther Away
Long-distance moves work differently, priced by weight and distance rather than hours, and generally range from $1,000 to $5,500 or more depending on where you're headed and how much you own.
Getting an Accurate Quote
Insist on a written estimate rather than a phone guess, and ask directly whether it's binding or could still move once a crew sees your belongings in person. Mention your exact bedroom count, any stairs, and heavy items like a piano or safe upfront, since those details are what actually push a quote from the low end of a range to the high end.
Before booking, confirm whether your quote is local hourly or long-distance weight-based, since mixing the two up is a common source of sticker shock. Compare the movers below to see what fits your budget.
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Who's moving to Montgomery, AL
Federal tax-filer migration data for Montgomery County.
51% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers33% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $63,749 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Alabama report $48,192. Long-distance arrivals are the higher-budget half of the market.
How this works: IRS SOI County-to-County Migration Data, 2022-2023. The IRS compares the address on consecutive tax returns, so every move here is a real filed household. The catch: it publishes annually with about a two-year lag, counts Montgomery County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 42% of moves unattributed to a specific county, because flows too small to publish are grouped into regional buckets instead. See the whole state on the Alabama migration page →
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