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Americas Choice Moving Group
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Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Texas moving costs: local & interstate planning ranges
Compare illustrative local and interstate moving budgets for Texas, understand cost assumptions, and prepare for a written company estimate.
Compare local and interstate moving costs for Texas using transparent planning assumptions. Choose a move type below, then use the calculator to build a budget from your actual inventory and company rates.
How much does a local move in Texas cost?
Start with the crew’s hourly charge, expected billed hours, minimum booking, and truck or travel charge. For a local move within Texas, the actual cities, access, inventory, and company determine the quote. A longer move within one state can require different pricing from a short local job.
Illustrative planning inputs, not Texas price averages: $140–$220 per crew-hour, plus $100–$250 for truck/travel. These same example inputs apply in every state because we do not yet have a representative state-level price sample. The hourly amount is for the entire assumed crew, not per mover. Replace these inputs with written company rates in the calculator.
| Example scope | Billed time assumed | Illustrative total |
|---|---|---|
| Small apartment | 4 crew-hours | $660–$1,130 |
| Larger apartment | 6 crew-hours | $940–$1,570 |
| Two-bedroom home | 8 crew-hours | $1,220–$2,010 |
| Larger home | 10 crew-hours | $1,500–$2,450 |
Room counts do not establish the real inventory or crew time. Packing, stairs, long carries, specialty items, storage, taxes, protection charges, and delays can increase the budget and are not included above.
How much does an interstate move from Texas cost?
Moving from Texas to another state requires a route-specific written estimate. The inventory, shipment weight or volume, services, access, timing, and the mover’s pricing all matter. The table below compares the same illustrative two- to three-bedroom planning scenario across destinations, not actual quotes or measured average prices.
Model assumptions: an illustrative base of $1,800–$3,200 plus $1.10–$2.20 per approximate route mile, rounded to $50. Mileage uses approximate state centers and a 1.25 road-distance multiplier, not address routing. The same assumptions apply across states; no state-specific market premium is claimed. This is a simplified editorial budgeting model, not a carrier tariff. Alaska and Hawaii need special routing quotes.
| Route | Approximate model miles | Planning range |
|---|---|---|
| Texas → Alabama | 900 mi | $2,800–$5,200 |
| Texas → Alaska | Special routing | Route-specific quote required |
| Texas → Arizona | 975 mi | $2,850–$5,350 |
| Texas → Arkansas | 575 mi | $2,450–$4,450 |
| Texas → California | 1,575 mi | $3,550–$6,650 |
| Texas → Colorado | 825 mi | $2,700–$5,000 |
| Texas → Connecticut | 2,025 mi | $4,050–$7,650 |
| Texas → Delaware | 1,800 mi | $3,800–$7,150 |
| Texas → Florida | 1,300 mi | $3,250–$6,050 |
| Texas → Georgia | 1,150 mi | $3,050–$5,750 |
| Texas → Hawaii | Special routing | Route-specific quote required |
| Texas → Idaho | 1,575 mi | $3,550–$6,650 |
| Texas → Illinois | 1,025 mi | $2,950–$5,450 |
| Texas → Indiana | 1,200 mi | $3,100–$5,850 |
| Texas → Iowa | 1,025 mi | $2,950–$5,450 |
| Texas → Kansas | 650 mi | $2,500–$4,650 |
| Texas → Kentucky | 1,125 mi | $3,050–$5,700 |
| Texas → Louisiana | 525 mi | $2,400–$4,350 |
| Texas → Maine | 2,350 mi | $4,400–$8,350 |
| Texas → Maryland | 1,725 mi | $3,700–$7,000 |
| Texas → Massachusetts | 2,100 mi | $4,100–$7,800 |
| Texas → Michigan | 1,475 mi | $3,400–$6,450 |
| Texas → Minnesota | 1,325 mi | $3,250–$6,100 |
| Texas → Mississippi | 700 mi | $2,550–$4,750 |
| Texas → Missouri | 800 mi | $2,700–$4,950 |
| Texas → Montana | 1,575 mi | $3,550–$6,650 |
| Texas → Nebraska | 900 mi | $2,800–$5,200 |
| Texas → Nevada | 1,425 mi | $3,350–$6,350 |
| Texas → New Hampshire | 2,175 mi | $4,200–$8,000 |
| Texas → New Jersey | 1,875 mi | $3,850–$7,350 |
| Texas → New Mexico | 600 mi | $2,450–$4,500 |
| Texas → New York | 1,925 mi | $3,900–$7,450 |
| Texas → North Carolina | 1,450 mi | $3,400–$6,400 |
| Texas → North Dakota | 1,425 mi | $3,350–$6,350 |
| Texas → Ohio | 1,400 mi | $3,350–$6,300 |
| Texas → Oklahoma | 400 mi | $2,250–$4,100 |
| Texas → Oregon | 1,850 mi | $3,850–$7,250 |
| Texas → Pennsylvania | 1,700 mi | $3,650–$6,950 |
| Texas → Rhode Island | 2,100 mi | $4,100–$7,800 |
| Texas → South Carolina | 1,350 mi | $3,300–$6,150 |
| Texas → South Dakota | 1,150 mi | $3,050–$5,750 |
| Texas → Tennessee | 1,000 mi | $2,900–$5,400 |
| Texas → Utah | 1,150 mi | $3,050–$5,750 |
| Texas → Vermont | 2,100 mi | $4,100–$7,800 |
| Texas → Virginia | 1,550 mi | $3,500–$6,600 |
| Texas → Washington | 2,025 mi | $4,050–$7,650 |
| Texas → West Virginia | 1,450 mi | $3,400–$6,400 |
| Texas → Wisconsin | 1,325 mi | $3,250–$6,100 |
| Texas → Wyoming | 1,200 mi | $3,100–$5,850 |
Actual addresses may be far from the model’s state-center locations. Reverse routes have the same illustrative range, although real quotes can differ with direction, available capacity, and timing. Packing, storage, shuttle service, protection charges, taxes, ferries, marine transport, and other services are excluded.
Turn a planning range into a useful estimate
- Build a room-by-room inventory and list the packing help you need.
- Give each company the exact pickup and delivery addresses, building access, and date requirements.
- Compare written estimates for the same scope and ask what can change the price.
- Check the company’s legal name and permissions for your route.
FMCSA guidance on unexpected interstate moving costs explains how estimates relate to shipment details, services, and tariffs. FMCSA does not supply or endorse the example prices above.
Model published November 6, 2026. ReviewMyMover is a review and planning platform, not a mover, carrier, or broker. No quote request is sent by browsing these tables.
