When should I book a Sacramento move?

Reviews cluster in Jul, Oct, Jan and thin out in Nov, Mar, Feb. Those dates are usually a few weeks after the move, so they lag the booking. Treat the cluster as a timing hint, not a rate sheet.

What should I tell a mover before the quote?

Name the access issue in stairs and walk-ups if it matches your building. 24.5% of these reviews mention damage, and the mean rating is 3.35. Say whether the move stays in California or leaves the state, since that sets state rules or federal rules.

Moving day in Sacramento: unmarked brown cardboard boxes are stacked securely beside the street-facing window on oak flooring.

Moving to

Moving to or from Sacramento, CA

Haulest is not a carrier. From 2017 to 3 Nov 2026, 98 reviews cover moves into or out of Sacramento, with a median of $4,863 on 37 priced arrivals and $4,250 on 58 priced departures.

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

Moving to Sacramento

A move into Sacramento runs a median of $4,863 across 37 priced reviews.

Where people arrive from is led by San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL. A move into Sacramento runs a median of $4,863 across 37 priced reviews. Moves that stay inside California have too few priced reviews for a median, so the useful cost read is the inbound figure. The method behind that median is on how moving costs work.

Price level for the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro is 106.7 on the 2024 BEA price parity index, with the US set at 100. California as a whole is 110.7. The metro sits under the state figure and over the national baseline. That index describes local prices. It does not replace the median from priced reviews.

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

Move	Median paid	Priced reviews
Into Sacramento from elsewhere	$4,863	37
Out of Sacramento	$4,250	58
From Sacramento within the state	not published	6
Price level, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (US = 100)	106.7	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 Sacramento

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 Sacramento 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.

Get free quotes from Sacramento movers See all 8 movers in Sacramento

Moving out of Sacramento

The median for a move out of Sacramento is $4,250 across 58 priced reviews.

People leaving most often head to Seattle, WA; Phoenix, AZ; New York, NY. The median for a move out of Sacramento is $4,250 across 58 priced reviews. A move that leaves California is interstate and falls under federal rules (USDOT, FMCSA). A move that stays inside the state follows California rules on the state page.

When to book tracks the review cluster in Jul, Oct, Jan, with a thin stretch in Nov, Mar, Feb. Those months are when reviews were posted, usually a few weeks after the move, so the busy window is a rough guide to when crews were booked. It is not a price calendar. Check timing on the peak season calculator.

Where reviewers came from and went, Sacramento.

Moved in from	Reviews	Moved out to	Reviews
San Diego, CA	2	Seattle, WA	4
Los Angeles, CA	1	Phoenix, AZ	2
Chicago, IL	1	New York, NY	2
Sunnyvale, CA	1	Miami, FL	2
Modesto, CA	1	Dallas, TX	2

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

Reviews of Sacramento moves by the month they were posted.

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What makes a Sacramento move harder

24.5% of the reviews mention damage, and the mean rating is 3.35.

Access problems these reviews name most are stairs and walk-ups. 24.5% of the reviews mention damage, and the mean rating is 3.35. Both figures come from the same 98 reviews dated 2017 to 3 Nov 2026. They describe this Sacramento file, and they do not describe every move in the country. A mean of 3.35 is not a love letter to the industry.

Before the quote, name the access issue in stairs and walk-ups if it matches your building, and say whether the move stays in California or leaves the state. A move inside California follows state rules. A move that leaves is interstate and federal, under USDOT and FMCSA. That split belongs in the estimate. The guide on how to read a moving estimate shows what to check.

Access problems named in Sacramento reviews

Stairs and walk-ups · 4 reviews
“When I tell you these men literally put the piece on their backs and brought it up the stairs.”

Route pages from and to Sacramento

What a moving crew earns around Sacramento

Half of the hand movers in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area earn less than $22.08 an hour (US: $19.35); truck drivers, $29.24. 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 (18,560 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 Sacramento

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.

Ask out loud

Questions people ask

How much does a move to Sacramento cost?: A move into Sacramento runs a median of $4,863 across 37 priced reviews. Moves that stay inside California have too few priced reviews for a median. The inbound median is the cost figure this file can support.
How much does it cost to move out of Sacramento?: The median for a move out of Sacramento is $4,250 across 58 priced reviews. People leaving most often head to Seattle, WA; Phoenix, AZ; New York, NY. A move that leaves California is interstate and falls under USDOT and FMCSA.
When should I book a Sacramento move?: Reviews cluster in Jul, Oct, Jan and thin out in Nov, Mar, Feb. Those dates are usually a few weeks after the move, so they lag the booking. Treat the cluster as a timing hint, not a rate sheet.
What should I tell a mover before the quote?: Name the access issue in stairs and walk-ups if it matches your building. 24.5% of these reviews mention damage, and the mean rating is 3.35. Say whether the move stays in California or leaves the state, since that sets state rules or federal rules.

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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