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Moving Companies in Glen Ellyn, IL

197
Movers nearby
61%
Insured
125
Licensed
3.94
3,309 reviews

Where Glen Ellyn Moving Costs Bend

Home size and access drive most of the spread on a local move. The benchmarks below show what a move under 100 miles can look like; the lower end usually depends more on timing and layout than on the truck itself.

Cost factorFigure
Local Glen Ellyn move, under 100 miles$529–$6,165
Typical local move range$278–$8,000
Walk-up stair add-on$50–$150 extra

Book Against the Peak

Summer months, month-end dates, and weekends tighten availability and may raise hourly rates. A mid-week, mid-month slot—or moving one week earlier or later—can save hundreds.

Disclose Stairs, Carries, and Parking

Access charges often come from long carries between the door and the truck, flights of stairs without an elevator, or narrow older stairwells common in DuPage County. Near downtown Glen Ellyn, a truck may also need a temporary street parking waiver. Spell out the layout during the quote so these costs are priced or waived before moving day.

Decide on Valuation Early

Basic carrier liability may be as little as 60 cents for each pound of an item. That can leave a $1,200 television far below replacement cost, so ask whether full-value protection makes sense for high-value pieces.

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Who's moving to Glen Ellyn, IL

Federal tax-filer migration data for DuPage County.

53,311 households moved in or out · #64 busiest moving market in the U.S.
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Moving in
24,803 households arrived
68% under 50 mi 6% 50–250 mi 13% over 250 mi 14% not attributed

71% arrived from elsewhere in Illinois. 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.

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Moving out
28,508 households left
57% under 50 mi 7% 50–250 mi 22% over 250 mi 14% not attributed

57% 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
Net household change, five years
-4,000
18–19
-3,805
19–20
-3,875
20–21
-3,532
21–22
-3,705
22–23
Which states Glen Ellyn trades with

Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.

Florida -1,440
817 in
2,257 out
Texas -902
738 in
1,640 out
California -161
828 in
989 out
Indiana -358
487 in
845 out
Wisconsin -359
454 in
813 out
Nearby, under 50 miles
Chicago, IL 16 mi Joliet, IL 20 mi Aurora, IL 15 mi Oswego, IL 20 mi Waukegan, IL 32 mi Crystal Lake, IL 32 mi DeKalb, IL 34 mi Hammond, IN 41 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Phoenix, AZ 1,426 mi Los Angeles, CA 1,719 mi Rockford, IL 60 mi Plano, TX 766 mi Fort Myers, FL 1,113 mi Houston, TX 927 mi Milwaukee, WI 82 mi Naples, FL 1,140 mi

Households arriving from another state report $100,066 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Illinois report $100,335. 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 DuPage County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 14% 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 Illinois migration page →

How much truck space do you need?

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A moving truck filling up as you change the options
1,150
cubic feet — what a local crew loads
8,050 lb what a long-distance carrier quotes on
26 ft rental truck, if you drive it yourself

Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.

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