Ballpark your West Michigan move
This page is a quick rough-cut, not a written quote. It gives you a rough idea before you reach out to the office or fill out the free quote form. For a binding flat rate signed by Derek or Hanna, we’ll need a short walkthrough.
Local moves – hourly math
- 1-bedroom apartment, ground floor: 2 movers, 3-5 hours at $149/hr, about $460-$680.
- 2-bedroom home or apartment: 2 movers, 5-8 hours at $149/hr, about $780-$1,180.
- 3-bedroom house: 3 movers, 6-10 hours at $199/hr, about $1,250-$1,950.
- 4-bedroom-plus house: a full-day flat rate, typically $2,000-$3,200 by volume and access.
What the hourly rate already includes
Truck, blankets, dollies, shrink-wrap, drive time from our Fifth Street NW yard, the W-2 crew, and full uniform. No fuel surcharge, no travel fee, no charge for standard residential stairs.
Long-distance flat-rate ballparks (1-bedroom load)
| Destination | Miles | 1-bed flat rate |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit, MI | ~160 | $1,450-$2,100 |
| Chicago, IL | ~180 | $1,500-$2,200 |
| Indianapolis, IN | ~270 | $1,650-$2,400 |
| Nashville, TN | ~530 | $2,100-$3,000 |
| Atlanta, GA | ~740 | $2,450-$3,450 |
| Dallas, TX | ~1,150 | $3,000-$4,200 |
Specialty add-ons
- Upright piano – $165 flat, written on the estimate
- Baby grand piano – $315 flat, written on the estimate
- Gun safe (under 700 lb) – $145 flat
- Gun safe (700-1,200 lb) – $265 flat
- Full-pack service – quoted by box count and time, added as a line item
What this page is not
This is not a binding written quote. Inventory, stairs, elevator waits, driveway distance, and lake-effect winter timing all move the real number. Call the office or send the free quote form and Hanna will write you a real flat rate the same day.
Read the numbers above as a back-of-the-envelope gut check, never the signed figure. Your real flat rate in writing turns on the actual inventory, the curb and driveway access at both ends, stair and elevator clearance in a walk-up, the downtown Grand Rapids loading window, and the corridor miles on the truck — a tidy Eastown one-bed and a four-bed Cascade house sit in different tiers, and a run down to Chicago prices nothing like a hop over to Kentwood. For a locked figure on paper, send us a few details and the West Michigan Moving Company office writes back fast, usually inside the hour on a weekday.