Moving Companies in Bettendorf, IA
The Straight Numbers
Local movers in Bettendorf price by the hour for a truck and two to four movers. A studio or one-bedroom runs about $362 to $1,098, a two-bedroom $1,112 to $1,711, and a three- or four-bedroom home $1,500 to $4,362. Crew rates land around $150 to $300 or more per hour total, roughly $70 to $100 per mover. Long-distance moves are priced by weight and mileage instead.
The hourly clock usually starts once the crew reaches your first stop and keeps running through loading, driving, and unloading, so being fully packed before they arrive matters. Insist on a written binding estimate rather than a verbal quote, since the price should not move once it is signed.
Bettendorf's bluffs near the river mean steep driveways and tight stairwells are common; mention these upfront or risk a long-carry surcharge. Basic coverage included by movers pays out about $0.60 per pound per item, so a 20-pound TV nets around $12 if it is damaged, worth weighing against fuller protection for anything valuable. A tip of $20 to $40 for each mover is standard on a half-day job, rising to $50 to $100 apiece for a grueling full day.
The directory below is a good place to start comparing who covers this stretch of the Quad Cities.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Scott County.
75% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers35% 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $65,079 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $62,953. 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 Scott County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 45% 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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