Moving Companies in Amherst, MA
What sets the price of an Amherst move
Anyone moving a household inside Amherst or to another spot in Massachusetts will find that costs track the size of the home and the number of movers on the crew. Two-mover teams typically bill $70 to $110 per hour.
2026 local estimates by home size
| Residence type | Time estimate | Cost range |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or one-bedroom | 2 to 4 hours | $250 - $550 |
| Two-bedroom residence | 4 to 6 hours | $500 - $900 |
| Three-bedroom property | 6 to 9 hours | $850 - $1,500 |
| Four-bedroom house and up | 8 to 12 hours | $1,400 - $2,500+ |
Labor-only pricing in town
When the customer supplies the truck, only loading and unloading labor is needed. Amherst households pay $386.12 to $802.90 for that limited help.
The companies that handle these local and longer hauls appear in the list beneath this overview. Open the Amherst listings to see who is available.
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Who's moving to Amherst, MA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Hampshire County.
57% arrived from elsewhere in Massachusetts. Most arrivals are in-state moves, so a regional company will usually cover it — check interstate authority only if you're crossing a state line.
See licensed movers43% of departures stayed under 50 miles. Short local moves are usually priced by the hour, so a regional company is often the cheaper call.
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 $72,593 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Massachusetts report $64,337. 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 Hampshire County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 34% 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 Massachusetts migration page →
How much truck space do you need?
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Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.