Moving Companies in Milford, DE
Local movers in and around Milford typically charge $200 to $280 per hour for a two- to three-person crew, with total hourly pricing across the region running $145 to $400 or more depending on crew size. By home size, a studio or one-bedroom runs $550 to $800, a two-bedroom runs $1,200 to $1,500, and a three- to four-bedroom home runs $2,800 to $4,900 or more.
Ask upfront how travel time is calculated — most companies charge a separate fee or double-drive time to cover getting the truck to your starting address and back, and it's not always obvious from a quoted hourly rate alone. Basic valuation coverage only pays $0.60 per pound per item, so a $1,000 TV weighing 30 pounds is worth just $18 if it's damaged.
Milford sits along Route 1 and Route 113, which see heavy beach traffic on summer weekends from May through September. Booking mid-week or during the October-to-April off-season tends to mean lower rates and fewer delays. Movers also won't transport hazardous items like propane tanks, fertilizer, or aerosol cans, so use those up or move them yourself, and mention narrow streets, long driveways, or stairs ahead of time so the quote reflects reality.
For companies that know these roads, see the movers listed below.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Sussex County.
82% 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 movers77% of departures left the state. Interstate moves are priced by weight and distance, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority.
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 $118,659 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Delaware report $81,283. 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 Sussex County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 49% 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 Delaware migration page →
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