The Best Moving Companies in Cleveland

Moving costs more the farther you move. For a local move (100 miles or less), you should expect to pay between $550 and $2,000. For a long-distance move (100+ miles), the range jumps to $2,000–$12,000. These ranges are so wide because moving prices are influenced by more than just how far you move. These factors can also affect your price:

• How much stuff you’re moving
• What time of year you move
• If you pay for packing services
• If you book at the last minute
• Which company you hire

What part of the country you’re moving from/to
Because each of these factors will be entirely unique to your circumstances, it’s basically impossible to predict how much your move will cost before getting a pricing estimate from a moving company.

And, since some movers are cheaper than others, you should actually get estimates from as many movers as you can. That way, you’ll know which mover near you is the cheapest. And don’t worry. Getting a moving estimate is completely free, so you won’t lose anything by shopping around.

Learn more by reading our guide to moving prices.

Cleveland residents pay an average of $1,332 every month for essentials like rent, food, and utilities.¹ This total is more affordable than Columbus where living costs average $1,471, but it’s more expensive than Cincinnati where residents pay an average of $1,226 every month. In fact, Cincinnati has some of the lowest living costs in the country.

The median home value in the Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio Metro Area was $151,600 in 2021.² This makes the city’s homes cheaper than those in Columbus and Cincinnati, though they’re among the most expensive in Ohio as a whole. Compared to country-wide home prices, though, median home values in all of Ohio’s cities are on the cheap side.

If you’re looking for an affordable city to buy a new home in, check out our list of the best cities for first-time homebuyers.

Packing services are optional, but they can make your move much more convenient. On top of this, hiring professionals with tons of experience to pack your stuff helps ensure it all gets packed more securely than doing it yourself.

However, packing everything on your own can make your move a lot cheaper. Professional packing services usually add $300–$2,200 to your moving costs depending on how much stuff you have.

Luckily, you don’t have to go all or nothing on packing services. To get some convenience without breaking the bank, pack some of your stuff yourself and hire pros for the rest. For example, if you pack things like clothes and yard equipment yourself and hire the pros to box up everything else, it’ll be easier than doing it all on your own and cheaper than paying someone else to do it all.

To learn more about packing services and how much they cost, read our cost/benefit analysis of hiring pros to pack.