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Riverside Movers

Hourly moves from campus apartments to Orangecrest houses

2 movers: $139 to $179 an hour

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Who does your move in Riverside

Riverside moves by Move & Care run on our own trucks and crews, and a crew of two costs $139 to $179 an hour through our Irvine office. We are not a broker, and the crew is ours.

Your rate buys the crew, our truck and its gas, the tolls on the way, and coverage at the basic level: 60 cents a pound on each article. Three hours is the minimum, later time counts by the quarter hour, and blankets, dollies and tools come under a single $50 equipment charge. Packing help, boxes and Full Value Protection are extras. Cash payment lowers the total by 5%.

Point out any damage to the crew lead while the truck is still there, and the Damage Report is filled in that day. The form at the top needs a date, a home size and two ZIP codes. Big houses get a walkthrough first, by video call or with a visit, and the hours go on the estimate after it.

About two in three Riverside homes are single houses (Census, 2024). A three-bedroom house in the Wood Streets is usually three movers for 5 to 7 hours, and a one-bedroom apartment by UCR takes two movers 3 to 4. Under the city's parking rules, a commercial truck may park in a residential area only while it loads or unloads, so tell us where ours can pull up. If your building wants a COI, send us its wording. Elevator and dock bookings are yours to make.

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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 Riverside 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.

Get my labor price
  • 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.

Three Riverside moves, with the crew and hours for each

About 66% of Riverside's homes are single houses and 31% are in multi-unit buildings (Census, 2024). These three examples are priced at the Irvine office rates.

Example estimates
Choose a home size

1-bedroom apartment near UCR

A student-area apartment complex off University Avenue

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

$467 to $7662 movers at $139 to $179 an hour, plus $50 once

The crew does

  • Two movers wrap the mattress and the couch, take the bed frame apart if it will not clear the door, and stack the truck so nothing rides loose.

You get ready

  • Ask the leasing office where a truck may stand and whether move-outs have set hours. Seal every box and label it by room.

3-bedroom house in the Wood Streets

A house built before World War II on one of the narrow grid streets

Crew
3 movers and a truck
Usually takes
5 to 7 hours

$945 to $1,6533 movers at $179 to $229 an hour, plus $50 once

The crew does

  • Three movers cover the floors, pad the door frames, and put two people on each heavy piece on the way out to the street.

You get ready

  • Look up which weeks your block is swept, and move your own cars away from the front of the house so the truck can stop close.

4-bedroom house in Orangecrest

A single-family house in the planned community in the city's southeast corner

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 split into pairs. One pair empties the bedrooms while the other clears the garage and patio, and the heaviest furniture goes on first.

You get ready

  • Book the video or in-home walkthrough, and name the safe, piano or gym equipment then, so each one is priced before moving day.

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

A Riverside moving checklist, two weeks out to moving day

Each step comes from a City of Riverside office: Public Works, Parking Services or the city utility. Open a step to see who does it and the page it comes from.

Steps before and after moving day
Step 1 of 6

Ask the city about holding curb space

  • You apply
  • 2 weeks ahead

Riverside's parking encroachment application asks for temporary no-parking at on-street spaces. It is due at least two weeks ahead, and the applicant posts the signs 24 to 72 hours before they take effect. The form is written for events, so call Parking Services at (951) 826-5620 and ask if it fits your move.

City of Riverside, Parking Encroachment Application (opens a new tab)
Step 2 of 6

Move your Riverside Public Utilities account

  • You file the form
  • Before moving week

Riverside Public Utilities bills electric, water, sewer and sanitation on one account, where each applies. If both homes are on RPU, use the Transfer Service form. A new customer uses Start Service and may be asked for a photo ID. Only the account holder can file. If you have no email address, call 951-782-0330.

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

Book a bulky pickup or use the monthly drop-off

  • You call the city
  • Before move-out

Each address gets two bulky appointments a year, five items each, booked at (951) 826-5311. Items sit at the curb by 5:30 a.m., set out no more than 24 hours early. For a bigger load, the Agua Mansa Transfer Station takes bulky items on the third Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

City of Riverside Public Works, Bulky Items (opens a new tab)
Step 4 of 6

Find the sweeping weeks for both streets

  • You check the calendar
  • When you pick the date

The city's 2026 calendar sweeps streets Tuesday to Friday, in the first and third or the second and fourth weeks of the month. Nothing is swept on Mondays, weekends or holidays. City code bars parking on the street during sweeping hours, so start the move outside your block's hours.

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

Guest permits on a permit-zone block

  • You request them
  • The week before

Some blocks are Preferential Parking Zones. A resident permit needs a California registration showing that address, and guests hang a permit on the mirror. If helpers will park on a zone block, the resident there has to hand them guest permits. A permit does not hold a space.

City of Riverside, Preferential Parking Permit Application (opens a new tab)
Step 6 of 6

The truck parks only while it works

  • City code
  • Moving day

A commercial vehicle may not park in a Riverside residential area unless it is loading or unloading. One of 10,000 pounds gross weight or more may not park on any public street outside the signed truck locations (Municipal Code 10.44.155). A loaded moving truck cannot spend the night at your curb.

City of Riverside, Parking FAQ (opens a new tab)

Tell us what both streets are like A narrow street, a sweeping morning or a permit zone changes where the truck stands. Describe both streets when you book, and the hours on your estimate count the walk.

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

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Moving services in Riverside

All services
Local movingHourly moves inside Riverside and to the cities around it, for a few rooms or a whole house. Packing servicesPackers billed by the hour for one room or all of them. Boxes and paper are sold apart. Moving and storageFurniture goes to storage first and to the new address later, when both legs are on the plan. Office movingDesks, files and standard office equipment for small businesses. Piano movingAn upright or a baby grand is priced as its own line on the estimate. Long-distance movingA move to another state gets one flat price based on your item list.

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

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Moving in Riverside: what to know

What to clear out first, where the move is going, and what renters should update.

On this page
  1. Clear the garage before the crew comes
  2. Moving to a nearby city, or out of state
  3. If you rent

Clear the garage before the crew comes

Two in three Riverside homes are single houses. If yours has a garage or shed, empty it of fuel first: our movers cannot carry flammable liquids or containers filled with gasoline or propane. The city's street sweeping mailer lists a county household hazardous waste site at 1780 Agua Mansa Road, open every non-holiday Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bulky items and yard waste go next door to the transfer station on the third Saturday.

Moving to a nearby city, or out of state

A move from Riverside to Corona, Moreno Valley or San Bernardino is a local move, billed by the hour like a move across town. A move to another state is a long-distance move, and its price is fixed up front from your item list. For a destination farther away inside California, name the city in your request. We tell you the pricing method first, and you decide after that.

If you rent

About 44% of occupied Riverside homes are rented (Census, 2024). On a Preferential Parking Zone block, the resident permit follows your car's registration, so update the address with the DMV before you apply. Utilities need the account holder too: Riverside Public Utilities does not take a service request from a roommate or a parent on your behalf.

Questions about moving in Riverside

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

$139 to $179 hourly for a crew of two, set by your date.

A two-mover crew and a Move & Care truck in Riverside bill $139 to $179 for each hour. Add a third mover and the range starts at $179; with a fourth, at $219. No job bills under 3 hours. Past that the clock runs by the quarter hour, and you see the $50 equipment charge a single time. For a three-bedroom house in the Wood Streets, plan on three movers for 5 to 7 hours.

Ask about the minimum first. A crew that comes with our truck bills a 3-hour minimum, so a 2-hour job still pays for 3. The 2-hour minimum is for labor only, where you bring the truck, at $109 to $139 an hour. Beyond the clock, the extras are the $50 equipment charge, packing help and boxes, and heavy pieces such as a piano. There is no stair fee. Stairs in a Riverside apartment complex only add time.

A quiet weekday bills near the low end of our hourly range, and a busy date near the high end. Ask where your date falls when you book. In Riverside the city does not sweep streets on Mondays, so a Monday start never runs into sweeping hours at the curb.

Renting a truck and loading it yourself costs less when you have help and the time. The middle choice is labor only: our crew loads the truck you rented, with blankets, dollies and straps, and you drive. For a house, count the hours honestly. A four-bedroom home in Orangecrest takes four of our movers 7 to 10 hours with a truck already at the door.

Watch for two. A rented truck pulls up where a company truck should be, or the mover tells you everything is covered in full for nothing. Move & Care crews arrive in company trucks. Our hourly rate includes basic coverage only, paid by the pound: 60 cents for each pound of the damaged article. Full Value Protection costs more. Before you book any Riverside mover, look up its USDOT number on the FMCSA site. Ours is 3212621.

In front of your home, for as long as it loads or unloads. Riverside's Parking FAQ says a commercial vehicle may not park in a residential area for any other reason, and the municipal code keeps trucks of 10,000 pounds or more off public streets except at signed locations. So a truck cannot wait on the street between two days of a move. If the curb at your home is usually full, ask Parking Services about holding space at least two weeks ahead.

Riverside Public Utilities. The city utility bills electric, water, sewer and sanitation together, so one Transfer Service request covers the address you leave and the one you move to when RPU serves both. The account holder has to file it. Give the utility clear access to the meter at each home, so keep boxes away from it on moving day.

Guides for a local move

Talk to the Irvine office

The team that plans your Riverside move.

Get your moving estimate

Our quote form takes two short steps.

  1. Move date, home size and ZIP codes
  2. Your name, email and phone
Get my estimate

Or call (213) 423‑0458

Your part of Riverside, and what it means for the truck

The city describes its neighborhoods one by one. These four differ most in the homes and in how a truck gets to the door.

Choose a neighborhood

Downtown

The homes
Bungalows and older buildings on a street grid from 1870
Getting the truck in
The grid was laid out in 1870, before cars. Decide where the truck will stand before the day, and ask the city about curb space if your block is metered or busy.
Before moving day
From Thanksgiving to New Year the Festival of Lights draws crowds around the Mission Inn, so pick a weekday morning.
City page on Downtown

Wood Streets

The homes
Houses built before World War II on narrow streets
Getting the truck in
The city calls the streets narrow and the grid rigid. Leave the curb at the house open, because a truck parked down the block means a longer carry and more crew time.
Before moving day
Check your block's sweeping weeks and move your cars off the street the night before.
City page on the Wood Streets

University

The homes
Student apartments, plus 1960s to 1980s houses by UCR
Getting the truck in
Student apartments cluster near University Avenue, and the north and east edges climb toward the Box Springs Mountains. On a hillside street, send a photo of the driveway.
Before moving day
Ask the leasing office where a truck may stand and whether move-outs have set hours.
City page on University

Orangecrest

The homes
Mostly single-family houses, planned from 1984 on
Getting the truck in
A planned community in the city's southeast corner, almost all single-family houses. If the truck can back up to your garage, the carry is short. Tell us if the driveway is steep or shared.
Before moving day
Book the walkthrough early for a four-bedroom house, and list the garage and patio items.
City page on Orangecrest

Live somewhere else in Riverside? Put both addresses in the form, and we plan the crew for your street.

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