Moving Companies in Chatham, NY
Chatham sits in Columbia County, where residents often choose between regional crews and larger companies that cover the Hudson Valley and Capital Region. Pricing is typically built around an hourly rate for local jobs, with travel or fuel charges often added on top.
| Cost Factor | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate (2–3 movers + truck) | $100–$180 per hour |
| 1-bedroom / small apartment | $500–$1,100 total (3–5 hours) |
| 2-to-3 bedroom home | $1,200–$2,500+ (6–9 hours) |
| Long-distance move | $2,500–$6,000+ |
| Heavy / specialty item fee | $150–$400 extra |
Because Chatham is somewhat rural, crews coming from Albany or Troy may also bill for the drive time to and from the property.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Columbia County.
65% arrived from elsewhere in New York. 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 movers42% 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
Chatham refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $89,283 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New York report $129,140. 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 Columbia County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 42% 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 New York migration page →
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