Moving Companies in Atlanta, GA
Local moves in Atlanta typically bill by the hour, running $100 to $200 or more per hour for a two-to-three person crew with a truck. By home size, expect $300 to $700 total for a studio or one-bedroom, $800 to $1,800 for a 2-to-3 bedroom home or apartment, and $2,000 to $4,500 or more for a 4-plus bedroom house depending on volume and whether you add packing. Long-distance or cross-country moves price differently, based on weight and distance, and can range from $2,393 to $16,933 or more.
A few Atlanta-specific things to watch for. Many local companies charge double the transit time from their warehouse to your old place and back to your new one — ask how travel time is calculated before booking. In tighter intown neighborhoods with limited loading-zone parking, a long carry from the truck to your door (past roughly 75 feet) can add a separate fee. Third-floor walk-ups and multi-level townhomes common around the city often trigger stair surcharges, typically $50 to $150 per flight, unless waived upfront. And if your move falls during rush hour on I-285, the Downtown Connector, or GA-400, that traffic can add paid hours to an hourly job — an early morning start helps avoid it. Basic carrier liability is thin, about $0.60 per pound per item, so a 30-pound TV worth $1,000 that breaks only nets $18 without added protection. Confirm your mover's Georgia Department of Public Safety registration, or their USDOT number for interstate jobs, before signing anything.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Fulton County.
58% arrived from elsewhere in Georgia. 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 movers57% 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
Atlanta refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country only partly replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $93,837 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Georgia report $79,987. 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 Fulton County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 9% 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 Georgia migration page →
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