Moving Companies in Boise, ID
Boise moves split into two pricing types: local jobs billed by the hour, and long-distance moves priced by weight and distance.
Local hourly rates run $90 to $130 per hour for a standard two-mover crew and truck, with total local costs from $350 up to $1,300 or more depending on home size. If you just need labor to load or unload a truck you've rented, hourly labor-only help runs $85 to $110. Long-distance moves into or out of Boise average $3,750 to $4,900 or more.
A few costs catch people off guard: standard liability coverage pays only $0.60 per pound per item, so a 20-pound TV worth $1,000 is covered for just $12 if it breaks. If the truck can't park within about 75 feet of your door, or there are multiple flights of stairs, expect a long-carry or stair surcharge. Heavy or bulky items like a piano or hot tub can add $150 to $500 or more. Summer moves come with a practical catch too — Boise regularly tops 100°F in July and August, so a fall or winter move, or an early morning start, tends to run smoother.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Ada 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 movers43% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Boise refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $92,984 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Idaho report $58,798. 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 Ada 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 Idaho migration page →
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