New Jersey to Colorado
Moving from New Jersey to Colorado
Reviewers who moved from New Jersey to Colorado paid a median $4,500. 1,423 people made the move in 2024, and 829 went the other way. Jersey City to Denver, the most common run in our file, is 1,777 miles.
Anthony BaleMoving industry professional, author and writerReviewed 23 September 2026
Reviewers paid
$4,500
median, 18 priced reviews
Moved last year
1,423
NJ to CO, 2024
Typical drive
1,777 mi
Jersey City to Denver
Cost of living
-5.3%
CO vs NJ, US = 100
Sources: Haulest licensed review file (MoveAdvisor), 29 Oct 2026 (reviewer-reported); US Census Bureau, ACS state-to-state migration, 2024; OSRM on OpenStreetMap data (driving route); BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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New Jersey to Colorado · median paid
$4,500
18 reviewed moves
1,777 road miles
Median and middle half of what 18 reviewers paid on this lane. A mover's written estimate is what counts.
What it costs
New Jersey to Colorado moving cost
Across 18 priced reviews of moves from New Jersey to Colorado, the median was $4,500 and the middle half paid $2,800 to $6,000. Home sizes and distances are mixed; the table below is by size.
Planning ranges for 1,000 to 2,000 miles moves, by home size, as of September 2026. Research fallback, not a first-party median and not a bid.
| Home size | Full-service range |
|---|---|
| Studio | $2,200 to $4,000 |
| 1 bedroom | $3,000 to $5,200 |
| 2 bedroom | $4,000 to $7,200 |
| 3 bedroom | $5,400 to $9,400 |
| 4+ bedroom | $7,000 to $12,000 |
Source: Haulest research bands, September 2026 (band set by the Jersey City to Denver drive).
Live numbers: US on-highway diesel $6.35 per gallon for the week of 2026-10-26 (EIA weekly US on-highway diesel via FRED GASDESW). A fuel surcharge on a long lane follows the diesel line; ask how the mover sets it.
Recent reviews
People who moved New Jersey to Colorado
5 of 5 · 23 Oct 2023 · reported $5,366
“These movers I used to move from NJ to CO were fantastic. My belongings, including my closets, were placed onto the moving van and unloaded for me. They also gave me containers designed to keep my clothes from being wrinkled.”
1 of 5 · 4 Feb 2023 · reported $18,000
“Working with A&A was the worst, most stressful moving experience I've ever had. I've moved across the country several times, using both national and local movers, and have never had myself, my family, and our hard-earned and valuable belongings treated with such disrespect. We were initially quoted…”
Who makes this move
ACS 2024 records 1,423 people who moved from New Jersey to Colorado, margin plus or minus 699.
The Census count runs New Jersey to Colorado. ACS 2024 records 1,423 people who moved from New Jersey to Colorado, margin plus or minus 699. The other direction is 829 people who moved from Colorado to New Jersey. Both figures are headcounts for that year. They describe the size of the flow in each direction.
Price levels sit above the national mark at both ends. BEA price parity for 2024 sets the United States at 100. New Jersey reads 108.8. Colorado reads 103.1. Both states tax wages. This page leaves the rates alone. A moving quote prices the shipment. Your wage tax stays a state matter. The index compares local price levels with that national figure of 100.
What the job looks like
That is 1,777 miles, about 32 hours of driving.
The usual run in our file is Jersey City to Denver. That is 1,777 miles, about 32 hours of driving. Our file for this lane is small: 18 reviews. The median reported price is $4,500 across 18 priced reviews. The middle half of those prices runs $2,800 to $6,000. Prices mix home sizes and distances. Treat the median as a marker in this file.
Weight and miles set the price. On a long-distance move, the bill follows shipment weight and the miles hauled. The drive is about 32 hours. The truck still arrives inside a delivery window the mover writes on the order for service. Put that window, with its first day and last day, in the paperwork you keep. The window is part of the order, the same place the price type should appear.
Before you book
On a non-binding estimate the mover must deliver on payment of 110 percent of the estimate.
Check the license before any deposit. Interstate household moves need a mover with an active USDOT number and FMCSA household-goods authority. Look the number up with the license check and keep the result next to the estimate. Active means current household-goods authority for an interstate shipment. Haulest is not a carrier and does not book the truck for you.
Name the estimate type before you pay. Ask for a binding price or a not-to-exceed price, and keep the written form. On a non-binding estimate the mover must deliver on payment of 110 percent of the estimate. Read that limit in the 110 percent rule before you send a deposit. The delivery window belongs on the same order for service, in writing, with the dates the carrier is allowed to arrive.
Deposit terms need a line of their own. Ask what the deposit covers, when it is due, and how it is applied to the final bill. Write those answers into the order before money moves. The deposit guide walks through the questions worth asking on an interstate job. If the paperwork is vague, pause. The sofa can wait a day.
Leaving New Jersey, arriving in Colorado.
| New Jersey | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living (US = 100) | 108.8 | 103.1 |
| Median home sale price | $579,900 | $617,000 |
| Median days on market | 35 | 35 |
| State income tax on wages | Taxes wages | Taxes wages |
| People who moved in 2024 | 829 arrived from Colorado | 1,423 arrived from New Jersey |
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage, read 1 Oct 2026; State revenue departments (wage tax, 2026); US Census Bureau, ACS, 2024.
When to go: in New Jersey, the busiest month for home sales over the last year was Jul 2025 and the quietest was Feb 2026. Movers fill up on the same calendar. Check your date.
Source: Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage (New Jersey homes sold by month).
Doing it yourself
Driving a rental truck from New Jersey to Colorado
1,777 road miles, about 32 hours at the wheel (4 driving days at nine hours a day). Fuel below uses this week's EIA price and the low end of each brand's mpg, because a loaded truck does worse than the brochure.
- Studio10 to 12 ft truckFuel $634 to $952gasoline
- 1 or 2 bedroom15 to 16 ft truckFuel $634 to $1,269gasoline
- 3 bedroom20 to 22 ft truckFuel $761 to $858gas or diesel, by brand
- 4 bedroom26 ft truckFuel $858 to $1,394gas or diesel, by brand
For comparison: reviewers who hired full-service movers on New Jersey to Colorado moves paid a median $4,500 (18 priced reviews). The truck line above is fuel only: add the rental, mileage or days, coverage, equipment, tolls, a night on the road, and your time.
Sources: Brand spec pages (U-Haul, Penske, Budget) (mpg and fuel type); US EIA weekly retail prices (week of 19 Oct 2026); OSRM on OpenStreetMap data (road miles).
Ask out loud
Questions people ask
- How many people moved from New Jersey to Colorado?
- ACS 2024 records 1,423 people who moved from New Jersey to Colorado, margin plus or minus 699. The other direction is 829 people who moved from Colorado to New Jersey. Both figures are headcounts for that year.
- How far is the most common run in the file?
- The usual run in our file is Jersey City to Denver. That is 1,777 miles, about 32 hours of driving. A household shipment on this lane is priced by weight and miles, with delivery set as a window on the order for service.
- What prices do the reviews report?
- The median reported price is $4,500 across 18 priced reviews. The middle half of those prices runs $2,800 to $6,000. Prices mix home sizes and distances.
- When does the 110 percent rule apply?
- On a non-binding estimate the mover must deliver on payment of 110 percent of the estimate. Confirm in writing if the estimate is binding, not-to-exceed, or non-binding. The delivery window belongs on that same order for service.
- What should I verify before I pay a deposit?
- Interstate household moves need a mover with an active USDOT number and FMCSA household-goods authority. Ask what the deposit covers, when it is due, and how it is applied to the final bill. Haulest is not a carrier and does not book the truck.
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Keep going
- Moving in New JerseyWho regulates the move, and the top-rated movers there.
- Moving in ColoradoWho regulates the move, and the top-rated movers there.
- Long distance moversWeight, miles, and where the bill grows.
- What movers costNational medians by year and lane.
- The 110% ruleWhat you can be made to pay on delivery day.
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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