How much does a move to Durham cost?

In this file, moves into Durham show a median of $4,340 across 24 priced reviews. That figure is the middle of reported prices, not a bid for your load. The 2024 BEA price parity for the Durham-Chapel Hill metro is 97.6, with North Carolina at 94.3 and the US at 100.

How much does a move out of Durham cost?

Moves out of Durham show a median of $4,000 across 13 priced reviews. The most common destinations are Houston, TX; Ferndale, WA; Dallas, TX. A move that leaves North Carolina is interstate and falls under USDOT and FMCSA.

When should I book a move to or from Durham?

Reviews cluster in Aug, Sep, Jul and thin out in Dec, Nov, Mar. Those months are when reviews were posted, usually a few weeks after the move. If your date sits in the busier cluster, book earlier.

What should I tell the mover before a Durham quote?

Name access limits before the quote, especially stairs and walk-ups. 46.2% of these reviews mention damage, and the mean rating is 2.44. A clear note on stairs and walk-ups keeps the written price closer to the building you have.

Moving day in Durham: an idle four-wheel furniture dolly and unmarked cardboard boxes stand beside the porch.

Moving to

Moving to or from Durham, NC

39 reviews dated 2017 to 3 Nov 2026 cover moves into or out of Durham, with an inbound median of $4,340 and an outbound median of $4,000. Haulest is not a carrier, so treat these as reported costs from the file, not a quote.

Anthony BaleMoving industry professional, author and writerReviewed 2026-09-24

Moving to Durham

People moving into Durham most often come from Avondale Estates, GA; Warden, WA; New Port Richey, FL, based on the origins named in this review file.

Where movers start from. People moving into Durham most often come from Avondale Estates, GA; Warden, WA; New Port Richey, FL, based on the origins named in this review file. Those inbound moves cost a median of $4,340 across 24 priced reviews, which is the middle of the reported prices, not a quote for your load.

How local prices sit. The 2024 BEA price parity for the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro is 97.6, against 94.3 for North Carolina and 100 for the US. That reading is under the national mark, so a move or stay check is worth running before you commit to the truck.

What reviewers paid, Durham. A median needs 10 priced reviews. Reviews dated 2017 to 3 Nov 2026.

Move	Median paid	Priced reviews
Into Durham from elsewhere	$4,340	24
Out of Durham	$4,000	13
From Durham within the state	not published	2
Price level, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (US = 100)	97.6	BEA 2024

Sources: Haulest review file, 3 Nov 2026 (reviewer-reported whole-move prices); US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, read 2024.

Top-rated movers in and near Durham

Each has 5+ reviews and 4.0+ stars. Movers reviewed in the last 3 years come first, then by rating weighted by how many reviews back it. Few Durham movers qualify, so the list goes on with the best elsewhere in the state; each card says where the mover is based. No mover pays to be on this list.

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Moving out of Durham

The median for moves out of Durham is $4,000 across 13 priced reviews.

Destinations in the file. People leaving Durham most often head to Houston, TX; Ferndale, WA; Dallas, TX. A move that leaves North Carolina is interstate and federal, under USDOT and FMCSA, while a move that stays inside the state follows the rules on the North Carolina page. Priced reviews that stay inside the state are too few for a median.

Cost and booking window. The median for moves out of Durham is $4,000 across 13 priced reviews. Reviews cluster in Aug, Sep, Jul and thin out in Dec, Nov, Mar, and those dates are when the reviews were posted, usually a few weeks after the move, so the peak calendar is the safer place to look before you pick a week.

Where reviewers came from and went, Durham.

Moved in from	Reviews	Moved out to	Reviews
Avondale Estates, GA	1	Houston, TX	3
Warden, WA	1	Ferndale, WA	2
New Port Richey, FL	1	Dallas, TX	1
San Jose, CA	1	Longwood, FL	1
Dacula, GA	1	Strongsville, OH	1

Source: Haulest review file, 3 Nov 2026 (reviewer-reported whole-move prices).

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What makes a Durham move harder

Stairs do not get cheaper when you forget them.

Access problems reviews name. The access issue these reviews name most is stairs and walk-ups. Tell the mover about stairs and walk-ups before the quote so the written price covers the carry you actually have on site. Stairs do not get cheaper when you forget them.

Damage and the rating. 46.2% of these reviews mention damage, and the mean rating across the file is 2.44. Before you accept a number, read the line items in a moving estimate and, if the job leaves North Carolina, look up the carrier with a license check.

Access problems named in Durham reviews

Stairs and walk-ups · 2 reviews
“With great professionalism and care, they loaded many precious items from a 200-year-old house with difficult stairs and unloaded in a condo an hour away.”

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What a moving crew earns around Durham

Half of the hand movers in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area earn less than $18.15 an hour (US: $19.35); truck drivers, $25.61. An hourly quote for a crew pays two or three of them, plus the truck, fuel, insurance, and the company's margin, so the rate per mover is usually two to three times the wage. A rate near the wage itself means someone is not insured or not paid.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: 53-7062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand (5,250 jobs in the area); 53-3032 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. The occupation includes warehouse work, not only moving crews. BLS wage data

Doing it yourself

Renting a truck in Durham

Which truck fits your home, and what to check before you book one here.

Studio10 to 12 ft truck380 to 450 cu ft. The smallest box truck. No ramp at any brand.
1 or 2 bedroom15 to 16 ft truck658 to 800 cu ft. The most rented size and the smallest with a ramp.
3 bedroom20 to 22 ft truck1,016 to 1,200 cu ft. U-Haul and Penske only; Budget skips from 16 to 26 ft.
4 bedroom26 ft truck1,682 to 1,700 cu ft. The largest you can drive on a regular licence.

Fuel is only part of a DIY move: add the rental, mileage or days, coverage, equipment, tolls, and your time.

All truck sizes U-Haul vs Penske vs Budget DIY or movers calculator

Sources: Brand spec pages (U-Haul, Penske, Budget) (mpg and fuel type); US EIA weekly retail prices (week of 26 Oct 2026).

Before you hire

Four checks before a deposit

Written estimate after a look
Interstate movers must give the booklet and a written estimate after a survey or a full description. A $499 ad is not an estimate.
FMCSA Protect Your Move
Legal name matches SAFER
USDOT on the paper, the truck doors, and the census. A different name is the walk.
USDOT / Companies House lookup
Walk from cash and blank paper
FTC: unregistered interstate, huge deposit, cash only, or a blank contract. Photograph and leave.
FTC: hiring a mover
110% on a COD non-binding job
Pay up to 110% plus agreed extras and they must hand over the load. Not a cap on extras you signed.
US interstate rules

Reviewed by Anthony Bale, 24 Sep 2026. Corpus as of 3 Nov 2026. Drafted with grok-4.7-medium via cursor-agent on 2026-09-24, then edited. Haulest is not a carrier.

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Questions people ask

How much does a move to Durham cost?: In this file, moves into Durham show a median of $4,340 across 24 priced reviews. That figure is the middle of reported prices, not a bid for your load. The 2024 BEA price parity for the Durham-Chapel Hill metro is 97.6, with North Carolina at 94.3 and the US at 100.
How much does a move out of Durham cost?: Moves out of Durham show a median of $4,000 across 13 priced reviews. The most common destinations are Houston, TX; Ferndale, WA; Dallas, TX. A move that leaves North Carolina is interstate and falls under USDOT and FMCSA.
When should I book a move to or from Durham?: Reviews cluster in Aug, Sep, Jul and thin out in Dec, Nov, Mar. Those months are when reviews were posted, usually a few weeks after the move. If your date sits in the busier cluster, book earlier.
What should I tell the mover before a Durham quote?: Name access limits before the quote, especially stairs and walk-ups. 46.2% of these reviews mention damage, and the mean rating is 2.44. A clear note on stairs and walk-ups keeps the written price closer to the building you have.

About Anthony Bale

A moving industry professional, author and writer. Anthony has been at different positions in the industry for the last 10 years, gaining significant knowledge on the relocation process. He himself has moved 6 times already, which helped him explore the other side of the moving process.

At Haulest he writes the US cost, hiring, and rights pages, reading the licensed review file every week so the numbers on the page are the numbers people reported.

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