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Moving Companies in Webster City, IA

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4.83★
199 reviews

Start with the movers serving this area listed below, since Webster City is small enough that most crews are based in nearby towns rather than in the city itself.

Statewide, hourly rates for a two-to-three-person crew and truck average around $199 per hour, though smaller regional teams can range from $120 to $250 or more total per hour. A typical local move, from a studio up through a three-bedroom home, generally totals $800 to $3,500 depending on how long loading takes. Because crews are likely driving in from a neighboring town, expect a travel or trip fee covering mileage to and from your address, and ask directly whether their clock starts at your door or when they leave their shop.

Older neighborhoods here can have narrow streets or low branches that a large truck can't navigate, which sometimes means a smaller shuttle vehicle and an added fee, so mention your street layout when getting quotes. Get a binding, not-to-exceed estimate in writing after a full walkthrough of your home, whether in person or by video, disclose any piano, safe, or other heavy items upfront, and keep walkways clear and salted if you're moving in winter weather.

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Who's moving to Webster City, IA

Federal tax-filer migration data for Hamilton County.

-68 net households
What kind of mover will you need?
Moving in
343 households arrived

76% 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.

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Moving out
411 households left
49% under 50 mi 10% 50–250 mi 0% over 250 mi 41% not attributed

49% 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
Net household change, five years
-94
18–19
-49
19–20
-32
20–21
-46
21–22
-68
22–23
Nearby, under 50 miles
Ames, IA 28 mi Fort Dodge, IA 22 mi Eagle Grove, IA 23 mi Boone, IA 27 mi Iowa Falls, IA 28 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Des Moines, IA 54 mi

Households arriving from another state report $57,857 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $55,195. 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 Hamilton 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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1,150
cubic feet — what a local crew loads
8,050 lb what a long-distance carrier quotes on
26 ft rental truck, if you drive it yourself

Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.

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