Moving Companies in Coatesville, PA
Pricing That Starts With the Hourly Rate
In Coatesville and the surrounding Chester County area, a local move is usually quoted by the hour and completed the same day by a single crew. That makes the crew size and total time on the job the main pricing levers rather than a flat sticker price.
| Move Scope | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| 1-2 bedroom local move | $500 - $1,200 |
| 3-4 bedroom house move | $1,300 - $3,500+ |
| Long-distance move | $2,600 - well over $5,500 |
Across Pennsylvania, a crew of 2-3 movers and a truck averages $128 per hour. Rates commonly sit between $100 and $180+ per hour, with the upper end tied to peak-season demand. Scheduling outside that busy window is the clearest way to keep the hourly portion of a quote low.
For long-distance jobs, total mileage and shipment weight are the main pressure points on the final bill, which is why those estimates swing so widely. If you are weighing a do-it-yourself option, truck rental across Pennsylvania typically runs $59 - $138 for a local trip and $323 - $5,586 for a long-distance haul.
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Who's moving to Coatesville, PA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Chester County.
57% arrived from elsewhere in Pennsylvania. Most arrivals are in-state moves, so a regional company will usually cover it — check interstate authority only if you're crossing a state line.
See licensed movers51% of departures stayed under 50 miles. Short local moves are usually priced by the hour, so a regional company is often the cheaper call.
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 $112,546 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Pennsylvania report $111,415. 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 Chester County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 21% 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 Pennsylvania migration page →
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