Moving Companies in Columbus, IN
Local movers in Columbus typically charge $100 to $200 or more per hour for a standard two- to three-person crew, with the exact rate depending on the company and day of the week. By home size, a studio or 1-bedroom move generally costs $325 to $700, a 2-bedroom $730 to $1,150, and a 3- to 4-bedroom home $1,700 to $3,000. Watch for add-ons like long-carry fees if the truck cannot park close to your door, stair or elevator charges for multi-level buildings, and surcharges for heavy specialty items like pianos or safes.
Ask whether your quote is binding or non-binding — a non-binding number can legally rise if the job runs longer than estimated. Many local companies also start the hourly clock the moment the truck leaves their facility, so clarify exactly how travel time is calculated.
Before paying for the moving company's own coverage, check whether your renter's, homeowner's, or credit card insurance already covers items in transit, since standard carrier liability only pays a small amount per pound. Scheduling mid-week and mid-month, rather than during the June-through-August rush, tends to bring both lower rates and easier availability. Disassembling furniture and taping boxes before the crew arrives also keeps billable hours down.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Bartholomew County.
63% arrived from elsewhere in Indiana. 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 movers50% 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 $68,718 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Indiana report $54,289. 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 Bartholomew County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 48% 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 Indiana migration page →
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