Moving Companies in East Syracuse, NY
The movers listed right below this page serve East Syracuse and the surrounding area. Each card's insurance badge means verified coverage for your goods, the licence status confirms legal authority to operate, and the review count shows how many past customers left feedback. Weigh all three together—a large review count matters less if insurance or licence is missing.
What local moves cost around East Syracuse
For moves under 50 miles, Syracuse-area crews bill by the hour, not a flat rate. The average comes to $131 per hour, with most jobs running from $90 to $150 or more depending on crew size. Labor-only help—when you rent the truck or container yourself—averages $93 per hour, with typical totals between $365 and $735.
Some companies do offer flat or estimated pricing by home size: a 2-3 bedroom home generally falls between $1,500 and $2,500, a 3-4 bedroom between $1,900 and $2,900, and a 4-bedroom or larger between $2,000 and $3,000 or more.
What to ask before booking
On hourly moves the clock may start at the company's warehouse, not your front door—confirm how travel time is billed. Pianos, safes, pool tables, stairs, and long carry distances can bring extra charges.
Movers must legally provide basic coverage of at least $0.60 per pound per item. If a $1,000 television weighing 30 pounds breaks, that default pays just $18, so check your home or renter's insurance or buy supplemental full-value protection.
Tip the crew $4 to $5 for each mover per hour, or 15% to 20% of the total bill split among them.
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Who's moving to East Syracuse, NY
Federal tax-filer migration data for Onondaga County.
51% 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 movers43% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
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 $69,314 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New York report $58,690. 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 Onondaga County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 34% 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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