Moving Companies in Pelham, NH
Movers serving the Pelham and Greater Boston border area typically price local jobs by the hour plus a travel or truck fee, rather than a flat rate.
Hourly rates and size-based totals
A two-person crew with a truck runs $120 to $178 per hour, and a third mover adds roughly 30 to 40 percent to that rate.
| Home size | Typical total |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1 bedroom | $800 - $1,100 |
| 2 bedroom | $1,300 - $2,500 |
| 3 to 4 bedroom | $3,400 - $4,200 |
If you only need labor because you already have a truck or container, hourly help runs about $75 to $90 per mover, with small jobs landing between $425 and $885 total. Rates also climb 15 to 30 percent during peak season from May through August, so booking outside that window can save real money.
Timing your move
Because peak season pricing hits hardest in the Boston border area, scheduling your move for a shoulder month, or at least a weekday rather than a weekend, gives you more leverage when comparing quotes. Ask each company for their estimate broken down by hourly labor and travel fee separately, since a "low" hourly number sometimes hides a higher flat travel charge that only shows up in the fine print. Check the mover listings below for options in the area.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Hillsborough County.
68% 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 movers51% 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 $90,067 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New Hampshire report $74,162. 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 Hillsborough County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 24% 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 New Hampshire migration page →
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