Moving Companies in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans throws a few local wrinkles into moving day: narrow historic streets, sudden rain, high humidity, and raised-cottage steps that add real time to a job. For a move under 50 miles, crews typically bill $100 to $150 per hour for two to three movers and a truck.
Rough totals by home size
- 1-bedroom apartment: $300 to $600
- 2-bedroom home or apartment: $700 to $1,400
- 3-bedroom home: $1,000 to $2,000
- 4-bedroom or larger: $1,500 to $3,000+
Before you book, check
- Whether the quote includes stairs or raised-foundation fees, common in older NOLA homes
- If a piano or other heavy specialty item needs extra hands and gear
- Whether full packing is included or billed as an add-on
- How the crew plans to handle parking on a tight, narrow street
Final cost swings on these details more than the base hourly rate does, so get them nailed down in writing before moving day. The list of movers on this page is a good place to start comparing.
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Who's moving to New Orleans, LA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Orleans Parish.
52% arrived from elsewhere in Louisiana. 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $69,583 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Louisiana report $48,192. 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 Orleans Parish rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 26% 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 Louisiana migration page →
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