Moving Companies in Great Falls, MT
A few things trip people up when pricing a move in Great Falls. Local jobs under about 50 miles are billed by the hour based on crew size — for example, a standard three-person crew often runs around $225 an hour — and a typical local household move totals $1,000 to $2,000 or more depending on your home's size and whether you add packing. Moving out of state instead pushes pricing well past that, often starting at $3,000 to $5,000 or more.
The pitfalls to watch for: Great Falls weather swings hard between late autumn and early spring, with icy driveways and sub-zero snaps that can slow a crew down, so ask how they handle slush and protect flooring on those days. Heavy or awkward items like hot tubs, large safes, or pianos usually carry extra fees that are easy to miss on a phone quote. And underestimating your inventory, forgetting the basement or attic, is the fastest way to blow past an hourly estimate once the truck arrives. Tipping is customary too, typically $20 to $40 per mover for a half-day job, more for a longer or heavier one.
Getting a firm, written estimate before moving day is the best way to avoid these surprises, and comparing options from the movers listed below is a good place to start.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Cascade County.
66% 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 movers71% 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 $63,015 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Montana report $55,441. 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 Cascade County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 66% 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 Montana migration page →
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