Moving Distance & Cost Calculator

Relocating between US cities is easier to budget for once you can see how mileage and household size drive the bill. Where you land depends largely on distance and how much you're hauling. A preliminary estimate up front keeps the final invoice from catching you off guard.

You pick the origin and destination from a list of 20 large US cities and a home size from studio to four bedrooms. The calculator looks up an approximate road distance and places it in one of four bands, each with a cost range for a two-bedroom home: under 100 miles $500-$2,000, 100-499 miles $2,000-$5,000, 500-1,499 miles $3,000-$8,000, and 1,500 miles or more $5,000-$15,000. Other home sizes scale that range: studio × 0.5, one bedroom × 0.7, three bedrooms × 1.3 and four bedrooms × 1.6. It also shows the midpoint and a transit-time estimate. The bands are the calculator's own rough ranges, not a survey of mover prices, and they leave room for swings in fuel prices and labor rates.

Two costs catch people off guard most often: packing materials and the surcharges movers add for specialty items like pianos or antiques. Collecting at least three detailed quotes gives you a real basis for comparison. Timing matters too, since summer is peak season and prices climb with demand, scheduling an off-peak move is one of the simpler ways to spend less.