Moving Companies in Altoona, IA
What Moving Costs in Altoona, IA
Local pricing in the Des Moines metro, which includes Altoona, tends to scale with home size and how many hours the crew needs.
| Home Size | Total Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom | $560 - $1,100 |
| 2-3 bedroom | $1,075 - $1,950 |
| 4-5 bedroom | $2,150 - $3,350+ |
Hourly Rates
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Per mover | $41 - $80/hr |
| 2-mover crew combined | $110 - $160/hr |
| Labor-only help | $80 - $100/hr |
A non-binding quote can legally rise 10% or more once the truck shows up, so ask for a guaranteed price in writing instead. Many crews also bill roughly an extra hour to cover driving from their base to your door.
Basic liability covers only $0.60 per pound per item, so weigh whether your belongings need added coverage before moving day. Winter ice and tight street parking around Altoona are worth planning around too.
It's also worth confirming a company's state credentials before you book, since legitimate movers operating within Iowa are required to carry the proper registration.
With those numbers in hand, the mover listings below are a good next stop for comparing local options.
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Who's moving to Altoona, IA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Polk County.
57% arrived from elsewhere in Iowa. 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 movers41% 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
Altoona refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them. Head count stayed flat all the same — arriving households are smaller (1.56 people on average) than the ones leaving (1.63), so the city gained homes without gaining residents.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $67,493 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $64,014. 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 Polk County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 29% 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 Iowa migration page →
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