Moving Companies in East Grand Rapids, MI
Local moves in and around East Grand Rapids, generally under 100 miles, are billed hourly plus a truck or travel fee rather than a flat rate. A standard two-to-three-person crew averages $120 to $150 an hour, and total local costs can run $550 to $4,620 depending on home size and complexity.
| Home Size | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $350 - $750 |
| 2-Bedroom | $750 - $1,200 |
| 3-4 Bedroom | $1,700 - $3,000+ |
| 5+ Bedroom | $3,000 - $4,600+ |
Rates can climb higher, up to $300+ an hour total, for a bigger crew or a more complex job with stairs or long carries. Have your home size and rough item count ready when you request quotes — it's the main factor that determines both crew size and final price. A move with several flights of stairs, a long carry to the truck, or bulky furniture like a piano typically lands nearer the top of these ranges, while a straightforward ground-floor move with lighter furniture tends to land near the bottom.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Kent County.
63% arrived from elsewhere in Michigan. 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 movers43% 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
East Grand Rapids 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 $73,397 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Michigan report $55,519. 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 Kent County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 22% 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 Michigan migration page →
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