Moving Companies in Mason City, IA
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Local crews in Mason City average around $199 an hour for two movers and a truck. Labor-only rates, if you only need loading or unloading help, run $82 to $83 an hour, with most jobs totaling $330 to $730. A small apartment move can run $300 to $500 total.
- Basic liability coverage pays out only about $0.60 per pound per item, so a 30-pound, $1,000 TV nets roughly $18 if it is damaged.
- Many companies bill a travel fee covering the drive from their depot to your address and back, on top of the hourly rate.
- Rates rise during late spring through summer and at the start or end of the month, when leases turn over.
- Movers cannot legally haul hazardous items like propane, gasoline, or certain house plants, so clear these out yourself beforehand.
- Get an in-person or video walkthrough before signing an estimate, especially if you own a piano, oversized sectional, or heavy safe.
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Who's moving to Mason City, IA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Cerro Gordo County.
61% 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 movers60% of departures stayed inside Iowa. In-state moves are handled by regional carriers licensed at the state level.
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 $66,381 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $61,048. 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 Cerro Gordo County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 59% 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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