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Santa Ana Movers

Studios to four-bedroom houses, moved by our own crews

2 movers: $139 to $179 an hour

Prices and Santa Ana rules checked

Who does your move in Santa Ana

In Santa Ana, a Move & Care crew of two with our truck runs $139 to $179 an hour, and the Irvine office schedules it. We are not a broker, and no other company takes over your move.

Plan on two movers for 3 to 4 hours to empty a one-bedroom apartment downtown, and three movers for 5 to 7 hours in a three-bedroom bungalow. The form above starts with three things: your moving date, how many bedrooms, and both ZIP codes. Bigger homes get a look over video or a visit before we put numbers on the estimate.

For that hourly price you get the movers, our truck with its fuel, and the time to take apart a bed or table too wide for a door. Billing starts at 3 hours and then runs in 15-minute steps, with one $50 charge for blankets, dollies and tools. Packing labor, boxes and Full Value Protection cost extra. Anything damaged goes on a Damage Report with the crew lead before the truck leaves.

Under Santa Ana's code, a truck our size may stand on a residential street for two hours at most, unless it is picking up or delivering at a home on that block. Buildings that want a COI from the mover should send us their required wording, and we email the certificate back. Any elevator or loading dock booking is yours.

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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 Santa Ana 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.

Three Santa Ana homes and the crew each one takes

Downtown homes are mostly rented and Floral Park homes mostly owned (2021 city estimates), so a Santa Ana move can be one room or a full house. Open a row to see the plan.

Example estimates
Three Santa Ana homes and the crew each one takes
HomeCrewUsually takesExample estimate
1-bedroom apartmentA walk-up or elevator building in Downtown 2 movers and a truck 3 to 4 hours $467 to $766
Who does what

The crew does

  • Two movers wrap the couch and the bed in blankets inside the apartment, then carry everything out by the stairs or the service elevator to our truck at the curb.

You get ready

  • Ask the manager which entrance to use and when the elevator is open, book it, and send us any insurance wording the building wants.
3-bedroom bungalowA Craftsman or California bungalow in Heninger Park 3 movers and a truck 5 to 7 hours $945 to $1,653
Who does what

The crew does

  • Three movers lay runners over the old wood floors, wrap door frames on the narrow halls, and take the beds apart before anything heads for the front door.

You get ready

  • Measure the sofa and the largest bed against the front door, and tell us if a sign near your corner bans tall vehicles.
4-bedroom owned houseA larger owned house in Floral Park or Metro Classic 4 movers and a truck 6 to 9 hours $1,364 to $2,561
Who does what

The crew does

  • Four movers work in pairs: one pair brings out the bedrooms, the other loads the heavy pieces, with the first-needed boxes going on last.

You get ready

  • Clear the driveway, take out paint and fuel cans, and pick a room at the new place for the boxes you will open first.

How we get the numbers: the crew's hourly rate times the hours, plus the one-time $50 charge. The low end is a quiet weekday and the shorter time, the high end a busy date and the longer time. Stairs and elevators add time; there is no stair fee.

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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

Santa Ana street rules that shape moving day

Parking, sweeping, permits, the city utility account and leftover furniture. Each card names who handles it and links the city page that sets the rule.

Two hours on a residential street, except while loading
  • We time the truck
  • Moving day

Santa Ana limits commercial vehicles of 10,000 pounds or more to two hours on any street in a residential district (SAMC 36-145). The limit does not apply while the truck picks up or delivers at a home on that street. We park as the crew starts and drive off once the last box is on, and on a two-day job the truck spends the night off your street.

Santa Ana Police Department, commercial vehicles bulletin (opens a new tab)

Tall vehicles near a posted corner
  • You check the corner
  • When you book

On streets the city signs for it, nothing six feet tall or more may stop within 100 feet of an intersection during the posted hours (SAMC 36-145.5). A moving truck is taller than that. If your home sits near a corner with such a sign, tell us, because the truck then stands farther away and the walk takes crew time.

Santa Ana Police Department, commercial vehicles bulletin (opens a new tab)

The weekly sweeping time on both streets
  • You read the signs
  • Before you pick a date

Every residential street is swept once a week, and the day and hours are on the signs. Cars parked there during that window get a ticket. Light rain does not cancel it, but a city holiday does, and the city does not sweep the next day instead. Start the move after the sweeper passes, or pick a holiday.

City of Santa Ana, street sweeping (opens a new tab)

Helpers' cars on a permit-parking block
  • You get the permits
  • The week before

A single-family home on a permit block can use guest permits, each good for one day until noon the next. Buildings of two to four units get one permit per unit and no guest permits, so friends who come to help need a driveway or another street. At your new address, the city wants the lease and the car's registration to match before it issues a resident permit.

City of Santa Ana, permit parking (opens a new tab)

Water and trash come on one city account
  • You call the city
  • Two weeks before

Santa Ana bills water, trash and sewer together through its Municipal Utility Services office. A renter can open service only after the owner's account exists, so ask your landlord first and have the signed lease ready. To stop service at the old home, use the move-out form in the online account. The office closes every other Friday.

City of Santa Ana, utility services questions (opens a new tab)

Furniture that is not coming with you
  • You book Republic
  • Before move-out

Republic Services is the city's only trash hauler, and bulky-item pickup is booked with Republic directly. A few times a year the city also runs bulky item drop-off days at no charge for residents who bring proof they live here. Put pieces you are leaving on our plan, and the crew sets them where the pickup needs them.

City of Santa Ana, public works questions (opens a new tab)

What we need to know about each address Send the sweeping day, any corner sign and where a truck can stand at each address. Crew size and hours on the estimate come from those details.

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Moving services in Santa Ana

All services
Local movingHourly moves inside Santa Ana and to nearby Orange County towns. Packing servicesPackers for the kitchen only or the whole house, at the hourly rate; boxes are billed apart. Moving and storageFurniture held between leases when the dates do not line up. Office movingDesks, files and shelving for a small office or shop. Piano movingUprights and grands, wrapped and carried with a crew sized for the weight. Long-distance movingOut-of-state moves priced at one flat rate from your inventory.

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

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Moving in Santa Ana: what to know

Older houses in the historic districts, moving within the city, and timing around the holidays.

On this page
  1. Moving in or out of an older house
  2. Moving from one Santa Ana home to another
  3. Holidays and busy dates

Moving in or out of an older house

Santa Ana has three districts on the National Register: Downtown, French Park and Floral Park. Heninger Park is protected by city zoning too. The Heninger Park design guidelines describe homes built from 1900 to 1940, mostly Craftsman and California bungalows. Houses that age often have tight hallways and original floors you will want to keep without scratches. Tell us when you book, and the crew brings floor runners and plans the larger pieces to come apart inside.

Moving from one Santa Ana home to another

A move inside the city still means closing the utility account at the old address and opening one at the new one. The rate is the same hourly range, and a short drive often keeps a one-bedroom move near the 3-hour minimum. Check the sweeping signs on both streets, since each block can have its own day.

Holidays and busy dates

The end of the month and summer weekends fill first, so they price at the top of our range. City holidays help with the curb, because the sweeper skips them. Six holidays also push trash pickup back a day for the rest of that week when they fall on a weekday: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Time the last trash run before you hand back the keys.

Questions about moving in Santa Ana

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

Two movers and our truck cost $139 to $179 an hour, by date.

Our Santa Ana rate for two movers and a truck is $139 to $179 an hour; the date sets where you land in that range. A third mover brings it to $179 or more, a fourth to $219 or more. Every job has a 3-hour minimum, then 15-minute steps, plus one $50 equipment charge. A downtown one-bedroom usually runs 3 to 4 hours with two movers.

With us, the extras are named up front: packing, boxes and added coverage.

With us, the bill is the hourly rate times the time worked, plus the single $50 equipment charge. There is no stair or long-carry fee; stairs and a long walk only add time. Packing labor, boxes and Full Value Protection cost extra if you choose them. One Santa Ana cost people miss is distance: a truck kept 100 feet from a posted corner adds minutes to every trip.

Our range runs from quiet dates at the low end to busy ones at the high end, and the estimate names which one your date is. Check your street's sweeping day too: starting after the sweeper passes keeps the truck close to the door and the hours down.

A rental truck with friends doing the lifting usually costs less in cash, as long as your friends' help costs you nothing. In between sits our labor-only crew, $109 to $139 an hour with a 2-hour minimum, loading a truck you rented. Remember Santa Ana's rule for trucks of 10,000 pounds or more: two hours on a residential street unless you are loading or unloading there.

Watch for a rental truck pulling up instead of a company truck, and for a mover who says every item is fully covered at no cost. Our crews arrive in Move & Care trucks. The basic coverage included with every move is weight-based, 60 cents for each pound of an item, and Full Value Protection is an option you buy. Look up USDOT 3212621 on the FMCSA site before you book.

Only while it works. The city code holds commercial vehicles of 10,000 pounds or more to two hours on residential streets, with an exception for picking up or delivering at a home there. Posted sweeping hours and signed no-tall-vehicle zones near corners still apply, so tell us about either.

Yes. Downtown, French Park and Floral Park are National Register districts, and Heninger Park's houses date from 1900 to 1940. In an older home, the crew puts runners on the floors and pads the door frames, and beds or tables that will not make a tight turn come apart first. Tell us the age of the house when you book, so the estimate allows for the extra care.

Guides for a local move

Talk to the Irvine office

The team that plans your Santa Ana 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

Moving in your part of Santa Ana

Santa Ana counts 65 neighborhoods. Here are six where the homes, and so the move, differ most. Pick yours.

Choose a neighborhood

Downtown

The homes
Rented homes in a historic district listed in 1984
Getting the truck in
Nearly nine in ten Downtown homes are rented (2021 city estimate), so a typical Downtown move is an apartment whose manager sets the move hours, the entrance and the elevator.
Before moving day
Get the building's move hours and elevator booking in writing and send them to us.

French Park

The homes
Old homes in a 1999 district, three in four rented
Getting the truck in
On the National Register since 1999 and protected by its own city zoning. If your home is an older one, tell us about narrow doors or original floors, and the crew lays runners and plans each turn.
Before moving day
Measure the front door and stair width against your largest piece.

Heninger Park

The homes
Craftsman and California bungalows from 1900 to 1940
Getting the truck in
City zoning protects these houses. Bungalows of that era tend to have narrow halls and small rooms, so a king bed or a sectional often comes apart to get out.
Before moving day
Tell us which pieces were assembled inside the room.

Floral Park

The homes
Owned family houses, a district on the Register since 2023
Getting the truck in
About three in four homes are owner-occupied (2021 city estimate), so a typical move is a whole owned house. Plan on three or four movers.
Before moving day
Move the family cars off the driveway on the evening before.

Washington Square

The homes
A near-even mix of owned and rented homes
Getting the truck in
About half owner-occupied and half rented (2021 city estimate), so a move can be a whole house or a single rented unit. Check for permit-parking signs on your block.
Before moving day
In a 2 to 4 unit building there are no guest permits: plan helpers' parking.

South Coast

The homes
Owned and rented homes in about equal measure
Getting the truck in
About half owned and four in ten rented (2021 city estimate). A rented unit may come with a manager's loading rules; a house usually loads from its driveway.
Before moving day
Ask the leasing office where the truck may stand and for how long.

Not on the list? Put both addresses in the form. We tell you if we cover it.

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