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How Much Does It Cost to Move to Philadelphia?
Planning a long-distance move to Philadelphia, PA? What you pay depends on where the shipment starts, your home size, timing, access and services. Enter your move details to request personalized quote options.
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Modeled moving cost
A long-distance move into Philadelphia, PA is estimated at $5,100–$6,750 for a 3-bedroom home on a median inbound corridor of about 1,200 miles. We price 48 inbound routes to Philadelphia; where the shipment starts changes the total far more than the destination does.
Typical inbound move · 3 bedroom
$5,100–$6,750
Estimated range. Our model’s midpoint for this profile is $5,850.
- Median distance
- 1,200 mi est.
- Routes priced
- 48
- Shipment
- 6,800–9,500 lbs
- Method
- Full service
Wondering how this market compares nationally? The labor-cost index we assign each metro, and how much it actually changes an estimate, are both published in our corridor data summary.
What our corridor data shows about moving to Philadelphia
Statistics computed across every corridor we price for this city, not collected quotes or survey data.
- Median modeled corridorDerived
- $6,150
- Across the 48 inbound corridors priced here, the median 3-bedroom midpoint is $6,150 at a median distance of 1,193 miles. Half of the corridor set is modeled below that figure.
- Middle half of the setDerived
- $4,750–$9,250
- The interquartile band runs $4,750 to $9,250: a quarter of these corridors model below the low figure and a quarter above the high one. A single Philadelphia average would sit inside that band and describe almost none of them.
- Cost per extra 100 milesDerived
- $270 per 100 miles
- Fitting midpoint against distance across this cohort, each additional 100 miles adds about $270 to a 3-bedroom estimate into Philadelphia. Distance therefore explains most of the ordering you see in the table below.
- Per-mile efficiencyDerived
- $6.88 vs $4.01 per mile
- Split the cohort at 1,000 miles and the short side models $6.88 per mile against $4.01 on the long side. Fixed loading and handling work is spread over more distance on the long lanes, so the total rises while the rate falls.
- Market assumption effectAssumption
- +$50
- Holding distance at the cohort median, the Philadelphia labor assumption alone moves a 3-bedroom midpoint by $50 against a national-baseline market. Treat it as a model input we publish, not as evidence about local wages.
Basis All 48 indexable inbound corridors we price for Philadelphia, held at the 3-bedroom profile. Every lane priced independently from the published model before any median, quartile or slope was computed. Pricing model pricing-v1.0. See how the model works and what we source.
Corridors we price into Philadelphia
Cost by home size
| Home size | Assumed shipment | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1,500–2,600 lbs | $1,800–$2,400 |
| 1 Bedroom | 2,400–3,800 lbs | $2,350–$3,150 |
| 2 Bedroom | 4,200–6,200 lbs | $3,500–$4,650 |
| 3 Bedroom | 6,800–9,500 lbs | $5,100–$6,750 |
| 4 Bedroom | 9,500–13,000 lbs | $6,750–$9,000 |
| 5+ Bedroom | 13,000–18,000 lbs | $9,000–$12,000 |
Cost by distance
| Distance | Typical transit | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|
| 250 miles | 1–3 days | $2,500–$3,350 |
| 500 miles | 2–5 days | $3,250–$4,300 |
| 1,000 miles | 2–5 days | $4,750–$6,350 |
| 1,500 miles | 4–8 days | $6,000–$8,000 |
| 2,000 miles | 6–14 days | $6,900–$9,250 |
| 2,800 miles | 6–14 days | $8,650–$11,500 |
Moving to Philadelphia: common questions
How much does it cost to move to Philadelphia?
A 3-bedroom move into Philadelphia is estimated at $5,100–$6,750 on a median corridor of about 1,200 miles. We price 48 such corridors, spanning 255 to 2,870 miles, and corridor length is the largest single input. The number comes from our pricing model rather than from a mover's survey.
Does Philadelphia itself make the move more expensive?
Our model prices crew service at each end with a per-market labor index. Philadelphia sits about 10% above the baseline, so the same corridor priced with a neutral market models $5,050–$6,700 instead.
How much does a smaller home change the estimate?
A studio shipment on the same median corridor models $1,800–$2,400 against $5,100–$6,750 for a 3-bedroom home. Weight, not room count, is what the distance rate multiplies.
When is the cheapest time to book?
A July move on this median corridor models $5,700–$7,600 against $5,100–$6,750 off-peak. October through April carry no seasonal premium in the model, and mid-month weekdays face the least crew competition.
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