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Anaheim movers, billed by the hour

From one-bedroom apartments to hillside houses

  • Not a broker
  • Our own trucks and crews
  • Billed in 15-minute steps

Prices and Anaheim rules checked

Who does your move in Anaheim

Move & Care runs Anaheim moves with company trucks and its own crews, and two movers cost $139 to $179 an hour through our Irvine office. The crew is ours: we are not a broker that sells your job on.

Your hourly rate pays for the crew, gas and tolls for our truck, and basic coverage. One $50 equipment charge per move pays for the pads, dollies and tools. The clock has a 3-hour minimum and then runs in quarter hours. Packing labor and boxes are billed on top, and paying in cash takes 5% off the total.

Nearly half of Anaheim homes sit in buildings with two or more units (Census, 2024). A one-bedroom apartment is usually two movers for 3 to 5 hours, and a four-bedroom house in the hills takes four movers 7 to 10. Start with your date, the number of bedrooms and both ZIP codes; before pricing a big house, we look it over on video or in person. If something gets scratched, point it out to the crew lead before the truck leaves, and it goes on a Damage Report that day.

Under Anaheim's oversized vehicle ordinance, a moving truck may stand on a city street only while it loads or unloads, at the curb by the home or within 400 feet when that curb is red or posted. A longer walk adds crew time, so send a photo of your curb. If your building books its elevator or asks for a COI, forward its wording and we email the certificate.

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  • Our own trucks, not a brokerUSDOT #3212621, MC #1018431
  • Billed by the hour3-hour minimum, then 15-minute steps
  • Own trucks and crewsNo broker hands your move on
  • Basic coverage60 cents per pound per article

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Starting prices by the hour. A busy date costs more than a quiet one, and your written estimate shows the rate for your date.

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Your Anaheim move

Starting prices. From $139 / hour, 2 movers and a truck, for a studio or 1 bedroom. Busy date: $179.

Bigger crews

  • 3 movers and a truck$179 / hour 2 bedrooms
  • 4 movers and a truck$219 / hour 3 bedrooms or a house

How it's billed

  • Minimum3 hours Then 15-minute steps
  • Equipment charge$50 Once per move
  • Stairs, elevatorsNo fee Counted as time
How is my price set?
  1. Tell us your home and your dateHome size, both addresses, stairs and elevators.
  2. Get your crew and rate in writingWith the minimum, before you book.
  3. Pay for the time we workIn 15-minute steps after the minimum.

Added items or services can change the price.

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By the hour

Your labor-only move

Starting prices. From $109 / hour, 2 movers, your rental truck or pod. Busy date: $139.

How it's billed

  • Minimum2 hours
  • Stairs, elevatorsNo fee Counted as time

Different from a full move

  • Truck and fuelYours Rent a truck or book a pod
  • DrivingYou drive
  • Blankets, dollies and strapsIncluded
How is my price set?
  1. Tell us what loads and whereYour truck, pod or storage unit, and the home size.
  2. Get your rate in writingWith the minimum, before you book.
  3. We load, you driveIn 15-minute steps after the minimum.

Added items or services can change the price.

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  • The end of the month and the summer book up first, so those dates cost more. Drag the truck on the receipt to see how far a rate can move.

Anaheim homes we move most, and the crew each needs

Anaheim splits almost evenly between houses and multi-unit buildings, and renters run just over half of its homes (Census, 2024). Below are three of them, with the crew and the usual hours, priced at the Irvine office rates.

Example estimates
Choose a home size

1-bedroom apartment

A walk-up complex or a Platinum Triangle building with an elevator

Crew
2 movers and a truck
Usually takes
3 to 5 hours

$467 to $9452 movers at $139 to $179 an hour, plus $50 once

The crew does

  • Two movers pad the sofa and dresser inside, break down the bed frame, and take turns: one carries to the truck while the other keeps wrapping.

You get ready

  • Ask the manager for the elevator or loading slot and the COI wording, and have every box taped shut before the crew walks in.

2-bedroom unit in a fourplex

An upstairs unit in one of the duplexes and fourplexes of central Anaheim

Crew
3 movers and a truck
Usually takes
4 to 6 hours

$766 to $1,4243 movers at $179 to $229 an hour, plus $50 once

The crew does

  • Three movers split the work: two carry down the outside stairs while one loads, so nobody waits on the landing with a dresser.

You get ready

  • Look up your street sweeping day and keep the curb in front clear that morning, or the truck may have to stand down the block.

4-bedroom house in Anaheim Hills

A two-story house on a sloped lot in the city's hill and canyon area

Crew
4 movers and a truck
Usually takes
7 to 10 hours

$1,583 to $2,8404 movers at $219 to $279 an hour, plus $50 once

The crew does

  • Four movers work in pairs, upstairs and down, pad the banister and door frames, and walk heavy pieces down the drive on a dolly.

You get ready

  • Book the walkthrough a week or two ahead, and list the piano, safe or gym set so they are on the estimate.

The low end is a quiet weekday and the shorter time. The high end is a busy date and the longer time. Both include the one-time $50 charge.

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What every price includes

A local move is billed by the hours the crew works; a move to another state has one flat price. Both come with everything on this list.

Two Move and Care movers wrapping a dresser in a moving blanket
We pad and wrap each piece while it is still in the room.

  • The movers

    The crew size on your estimate loads, drives and unloads.

  • Truck, gas and tolls

    Transportation is part of the rate.

  • Blankets and wrap

    Furniture is padded before it leaves the room.

  • Disassembly and reassembly

    When a piece has to come apart to fit.

  • Basic coverage

    Up to 60 cents per pound per item.

Priced separately

  • Packing service
  • Boxes
  • Storage
  • Pianos and safes
See packing options

Your Anaheim checklist, from a week out to moving day

These come from the city's utility, sanitation, traffic and parking offices. Tap a step to see who handles it and the city page behind it.

Steps before and after moving day
Step 1 of 6

Open water and power at the new address

  • You apply
  • About a week ahead

Anaheim Public Utilities, which the city owns, supplies both water and electricity. Applying online may need a week to process, and a new customer pays a security deposit unless the credit check or a letter from the last utility waives it. Moving inside Anaheim, bring proof that you own or rent the new place.

Anaheim Public Utilities, Start, Stop, Move Service (opens a new tab)
Step 3 of 6

Book the bulky pickup before you move out

  • You book Republic
  • Before move-out day

Each household gets three bulky pickups a calendar year at no cost, up to 20 items each, from Republic Services at (714) 238-2444. The city asks you to book before move-out, and items go to the curb, since Republic does not go inside. Tell us which pieces are going, so they stay off your moving estimate.

City of Anaheim, Bulky Item Collection (opens a new tab)
Step 4 of 6

Check the sweeping day on both streets

  • You check the map
  • Before you pick the date

Neighborhood streets are swept Monday to Thursday, on morning routes from 8 a.m. to noon or afternoon routes from noon to 4 p.m., and posted signs mean tickets. Find each address on the city's sweeping map and start outside its window, or the curb in front may be off limits.

City of Anaheim, Street Sweeping (opens a new tab)
Step 5 of 6

Guest permits for helpers on a permit street

  • You buy them
  • The week before

Some Anaheim streets are residential permit districts. Resident permits go only to cars registered at that address, so family or friends parking there to help need one-day guest permits from the city's Get A Permit system.

City of Anaheim, Residential Permit Parking (opens a new tab)
Step 6 of 6

The truck parks only while it works

  • City code
  • Moving day

Anaheim calls a vehicle oversized when it is over 22 feet long, or over 7 feet wide and 7 feet tall, and most box trucks are. One may stand on a street only while it loads or unloads. Trucks of 10,000 pounds or more may not park on any city street from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m., which rules out leaving a packed truck on the street between two days.

City of Anaheim parking guide and Ordinance No. 6434 (opens a new tab)

Tell us about the curb before the crew comes A red curb, a sweeping window or a permit street can push the truck down the block. Send a photo of the street at both homes, and the hours on your estimate allow for it.

Rules change, so each one links to the office that sets it.

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Moving services in Anaheim

All services
Local movingHourly moves across Anaheim and the rest of Orange County, from one room to a full house. Packing servicesPackers on the same hourly clock, for the kitchen only or every room; boxes are priced apart. Moving and storageA place for furniture when one lease ends before the next begins. Office movingSmall offices and shops, with desks and files labeled by the room they go to. Piano movingUprights and baby grands, with the crew count set by the piano and the steps to your door. Long-distance movingLeaving California? One flat price, worked out from your list of items.

Know your Anaheim moving price before you book.Your crew size and hourly rate in writing, before moving day.

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Moving in Anaheim: what to know

Moving across town, moving out of state, and the gap between two leases.

On this page
  1. Moving from one Anaheim address to another
  2. When the move leaves California
  3. Between two leases

Moving from one Anaheim address to another

Staying in Anaheim keeps you with the same city utility. Anaheim Public Utilities moves your water and power to the new address once it has proof that you own or rent the place. The three no-cost bulky pickups from Republic Services count per household and reset each January, which helps if you are clearing out in December.

When the move leaves California

Moves around Anaheim and Orange County are billed by the hour. A move out of state is a long-distance move with one flat price built from your item list, so the days on the road do not change what you pay. Moving farther inside California? Say so in your first message, and we tell you how that move is priced before you book.

Between two leases

Just over half of Anaheim homes are rented (Census, 2024), and the end of one lease does not always meet the start of the next. If the old place ends first, we can take your furniture to storage and deliver it to the new address later, when that is part of the plan. Ask for both legs on one estimate so you see the hours for each.

Questions about moving in Anaheim

Didn't see your question? Call (213) 423‑0458, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days.

Two movers with our truck run $139 to $179 an hour, depending on the date.

Two movers and one of our trucks cost $139 to $179 an hour in Anaheim. Three movers start at $179 and four at $219. The bill counts at least 3 hours, then quarter hours, and adds one $50 equipment charge. A one-bedroom apartment here usually takes two movers 3 to 5 hours, and a two-bedroom fourplex unit takes three movers 4 to 6.

A quiet weekday is billed near the bottom of our range and a busy date near the top, so ask where your date lands when you book. In Anaheim, also check the street sweeping day at both addresses: a morning crew on a sweeping block can lose the curb from 8 a.m. to noon, and a longer walk to the truck adds time.

Renting a truck and doing the driving yourself costs less if you have friends to lift. A middle option is our labor-only crew at $109 to $139 an hour, with a 2-hour minimum, loading the truck you rented. Keep the city rule in mind: a rental over 22 feet long, or over 7 feet wide and tall, counts as oversized in Anaheim and may stand on a street only while you load or unload, not overnight.

Two to watch: a rented truck arrives in place of a company one, or the mover says every item is covered in full at no charge. Every Move & Care crew drives a company truck. The basic coverage included in the hourly price settles a claim by weight, at 60 cents a pound for each article. Full Value Protection is an add-on you pay for. You can look up USDOT 3212621 on the FMCSA site before you book.

A tip is optional and stays off our invoice. If you tip, base it on how hard the day was: carrying down fourplex stairs or up a sloped drive in Anaheim Hills is more work than a ground-floor apartment. For the amounts crews in Southern California usually get, see our Los Angeles tipping guide.

No. Trucks of 10,000 pounds or more may not park on any Anaheim street between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. A vehicle over 22 feet long, or over 7 feet wide and tall, may stand on a street only while it loads or unloads. So between two days of a move, a loaded truck needs a driveway or a lot for the night, not the curb.

Yes. The Colony, inside North, South, East and West Streets, is the city's largest historic district, with over 1,000 qualifying buildings. In an older house the crew pads the door frames and lays floor protection before the first piece comes out. Send photos of the porch steps and the path from the street when you book.

Guides for a local move

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The team that plans your Anaheim move.

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Our quote form takes two short steps.

  1. Move date, home size and ZIP codes
  2. Your name, email and phone
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Or call (213) 423‑0458

Anaheim neighborhoods and what changes on moving day

Anaheim runs from the historic grid downtown to the hill and canyon area. In these three parts of town, the homes change how we plan the crew.

  • Anaheim Hills

    Hillside houses on sloped lots and canyon streets

    Large hillside houses where the walk from the truck can be long and sloped, so a four-bedroom home here often needs four movers. Send a photo of the drive and say if the street is narrow or curved.

  • Anaheim Colony

    Historic single-family houses near downtown

    The city's first historic district, North to South Street and East to West Street. With older houses, the crew pads door frames and covers the floors before carrying.

    City page on the Colony

  • Platinum Triangle

    High-rise lofts and new apartments by the stadium

    The district around Angel Stadium and Honda Center, with high-density buildings. Expect an elevator booking and often a COI: get the building's rules and send them to us before the date.

    City page on the district

Somewhere else in Anaheim? Enter both addresses in the form, and we size the crew for your street.

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