Moving Companies in Betterton, MD
Betterton has no moving companies based in town. Crews covering this small Kent County waterfront community typically drive in from the upper Eastern Shore, greater Baltimore, or the wider DC/MD/VA region, so travel time is part of the equation.
A move under roughly 50 to 100 miles is billed by the hour plus a truck or travel fee. A move that crosses state lines is priced instead by the weight and volume of your belongings.
| What it costs | Range |
|---|---|
| 2-mover crew and truck | $100-$150 per hour |
| 3-to-4-mover crew | $180-$250+ per hour |
| Typical total, studio to full house | $450-$2,300+ |
A few things to check before you book
- Most companies charge a travel or trip fee equal to one to two hours of labor to cover the drive to Betterton and back
- Narrow roads and tight corners near the Sassafras River and beach areas can require a smaller shuttle truck for an added fee
- Basic liability coverage pays only $0.60 per pound per item if something breaks, so ask about full value protection for anything valuable
- Stairs, long carries, and bulky items like pianos or safes usually carry their own surcharges
Skip a quick phone quote for anything but the smallest job, and get an in-person or video walkthrough instead so the price is locked in. From there, the movers listed below are a good place to start comparing.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Kent County.
55% 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 movers53% of departures stayed inside Maryland. In-state moves are handled by regional carriers licensed at the state level.
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 $85,606 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maryland report $65,087. 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 61% 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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