Moving Companies in Benson, MD
Local movers serving Benson typically bill by the hour rather than a flat fee, with the total driven by crew size and how long the job takes.
A standard two-to-three-person crew with a truck runs $150 to $220+ per hour, which works out to roughly $104 per hour per mover on average. Most companies set a two-to-three-hour minimum, so even a small job has a floor on the bill, and the price climbs with every extra room of furniture.
What homeowners actually pay
- Studio or 1-bedroom: $350-$700, about 3-4 hours
- 2-bedroom home: $700-$1,200, about 5 hours
- 3-bedroom home: $1,500-$2,300, about 8 hours
- 4+ bedroom home: $2,300-$3,500+, 9-10 hours or more
Ask about extras that sit outside the base rate: a flat travel charge, often a full hour, to cover driving to and from your address, surcharges for pianos or safes, fees for stairs or a long carry from the truck to the door, and charges for specialty packing materials like TV or wardrobe boxes.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Harford County.
60% arrived from elsewhere in Maryland. 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 movers48% 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 $71,135 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maryland report $70,812. 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 Harford County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 34% 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 Maryland migration page →
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