Moving Companies in Urbandale, IA
Keeping Your Urbandale Move Affordable
Local crews typically run $130 to $180 an hour for two to three movers, while long-distance moves are priced by weight and distance instead.
| Home Size | Typical Total |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom | $500–$1,100 |
| 2-bedroom | $1,100–$1,700 |
| 3- to 4-bedroom | $2,400–$4,400 |
Renting your own truck and hiring labor-only help to load and unload costs around $80 to $82 an hour per worker, or a flat $330 to $730 for smaller jobs.
Ways to Avoid Overpaying
Confirm exactly when the hourly clock starts — some companies bill from the moment the truck leaves their lot, not your driveway. Basic liability coverage pays out at only $0.60 per pound per item, so an $800 television might only be covered for about $30 if it breaks; ask about full value protection if that matters to you. Movers legally can't transport propane, household chemicals, or aerosol cans, so clear those out of the garage ahead of time. And mention any long driveway, tight hallway, steep stairs, or narrow street in advance — a truck that can't fit may need a smaller shuttle vehicle, which adds a separate fee.
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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
Urbandale 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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