Based on 745 completed Wildcat Movers local moves in the Dallas area from May 1 through August 31, 2026, the median local move cost $1,210. The middle 50% of those moves cost $900–$1,810. This guide analyzes 797 completed residential moves in all—including local, Texas long-distance, and interstate jobs—to show how home size, distance, property type, inventory, and move type affect the final bill.
Home size is one of the clearest signals of a local move's scale. This view combines what 338 completed Dallas-area local moves cost with how much was recorded as moving, how long the jobs took, the crews used, and the sample behind each home-size band.
| Origin home size | Median final cost | Median move volume | Avg. move time | Median crew | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 800 sq. ft. |
$920
|
325 cu. ft. | 3.7 hrs | 2 movers | 105 |
| 800–1,199 sq. ft. |
$1,175
|
463 cu. ft. | 4.8 hrs | 2 movers | 90 |
| 1,200–1,599 sq. ft. |
$1,320
|
700 cu. ft. | 5.7 hrs | 2 movers | 45 |
| 1,600–1,999 sq. ft. |
$1,930
|
863 cu. ft. | 6.7 hrs | 2 movers | 36 |
| 2,000–2,399 sq. ft. |
$2,140
|
925 cu. ft. | 6.7 hrs | 3 movers | 23 |
| 2,400–2,999 sq. ft. |
$2,840
|
1,338 cu. ft. | 7.1 hrs | 3 movers | 20 |
| 3,000+ sq. ft. |
$3,740
|
1,775 cu. ft. | 8.8 hrs | 4 movers | 19 |
How to read it: all 338 moves in this home-size sample include final cost, recorded move volume, move time and crew size. Cost and move volume use medians; move time uses the average; crew size uses the median. Bedroom count was not recorded consistently enough to support defensible bedroom-based averages.
Wildcat Movers’ published Dallas pricing guidance says local movers typically charge by the hour. The rate depends on the company and crew size, while access, inventory and move-day logistics determine how many hours the job takes.
| Pricing level | Published hourly guidance |
|---|---|
| Budget movers | $60–$80 per mover / hr |
| Premium movers | $70–$100 per mover / hr |
| Typical 3-person crew | $210–$300 per hour |
The three-person crew range is Wildcat’s published guidance for many 2–3 bedroom Dallas moves, before mileage and access-related charges.
Home size and inventory, packing, safes or other specialty items, disassembly/reassembly, mileage and traffic can also change the final bill.
Dallas access: Uptown, Downtown and Las Colinas apartment or high-rise moves may also involve elevator reservations, loading docks, garage carries, parking, gate access, building move windows and required COIs.
Tell us where you are starting, what kind of home you are moving from, roughly how large and how full it is, and how far you are going. We will compare your move with the closest completed Wildcat moves from summer 2026.
Choose the range that best describes your current home. The summer move records use home-size ranges rather than exact square footage.
For local moves, home size, how full the home is, and mileage all shape the comparison. For Texas long-distance and interstate moves, home size and fullness are not used because there are fewer comparable summer moves with that information.
Match quality shows how closely the past moves resemble the details you entered. Even a close match is still a guide to past prices, not a quote for your move.
The pattern is straightforward: bigger homes usually cost more to move because there is more to load, more time on the clock, and often a larger crew. Customers reported home size as ranges, so the guide uses those same kinds of ranges instead of pretending every home was measured to the exact square foot.
Local moves only: use the City and Property filters to narrow the comparison. Home size stays open so you can compare the bands side by side. This section is based on 338 local moves with reported home-size information.
Choose a home-size range to see what customers with similarly sized homes paid and how long their moves took.
At first glance, houses cost more to move than apartments. Much of that difference comes from size: houses in these summer moves were generally larger. Comparing homes within the same size range gives a clearer picture of how property type affects the bill.
Local moves only: City and Home Size filters narrow the view. Property type stays open so apartments and houses can be compared directly.
| Home-size range (sq. ft.) | Apartment median cost (USD) | House median cost (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Under 800 | $925 | $950 |
| 800–1,199 | $1,145 | $1,220 |
| 1,200–1,599 | $1,290 | $1,210 |
| 1,600–1,999 | Not enough moves | $1,970 |
| 2,000–2,399 | Not enough moves | $2,400 |
| 2,400–2,999 | Not enough moves | $2,860 |
| 3,000+ | Not enough moves | $3,740 |
Two homes in the same size range can contain very different amounts of furniture, boxes, garage gear, and everything else that has to go on the truck. That is why move volume tracks the work more directly than square footage alone.
Local moves only: City, Property, and Home Size filters apply here. The chart is based on local moves that include both home-size and move-volume information.
Each dot is one completed move. The box shows the middle half of move volumes in that home-size range, and the vertical mark shows the median.
For a local move, a few extra miles usually matter less than how much you own and how long loading and unloading take. Once the move stretches across Texas—or across state lines—the transportation side of the bill becomes much more important.
Across 745 completed Wildcat Movers local moves in the Dallas area, the median final cost was $1,210 and the middle half cost $900–$1,810. Longer moves in the same dataset cost more.
| Move type | Moves | Median cost | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-area local | 745 | $1,210 | $900–$1,810 |
| Texas long distance | 30 | $3,285 | $2,620–$5,135 |
| Interstate | 22 | $8,275 | $5,140–$10,420 |
Scope note: the Texas long-distance figures describe these 30 completed Wildcat jobs, not a statewide Texas average. “Middle 50%” means the 25th through 75th percentile of completed move costs.
Across all 797 completed residential moves, the two shortest bands—0–10 and 10–25 miles—both had a median final cost of $1,150. The medians then rose to $1,405 at 25–50 miles, $1,790 at 50–100 miles, $2,760 at 100–250 miles, $5,290 at 250–500 miles, and $9,420 above 500 miles.
This description updates with the chart when you use the page filters.
Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Carrollton and the rest of the metro do not all produce identical moving bills—but city alone is rarely the whole story. To keep the comparison useful, a city only appears when at least 10 local moves remain in the current view.
Local moves only: Property and Home Size filters narrow the comparison. City stays open so you can compare places across the metro.
Long-distance averages hide the route-level differences. These chart-tables group each completed Texas long-distance or interstate job by its non-DFW endpoint, so inbound and outbound moves can be read together. Each row combines median final cost with a proportional cost bar, average recorded move volume, median route mileage and the number of completed moves. Nearby cities are grouped into recognizable destination areas where that makes the sample more useful. The comparisons use the full 30-job intrastate and 22-job interstate samples and do not change with the page filters.
| Destination area | Median final cost | Avg. recorded move volume | Median distance | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston area |
$3,350
median · $2,360–$8,930
|
850 cu. ft. | 253 mimedian · 215 mi–289 mi | 11 |
| Austin area |
$2,690
median · $2,170–$9,200
|
575 cu. ft. | 200 mimedian · 188 mi–246 mi | 8 |
| Mineola |
$1,890
single completed move
|
650 cu. ft. | 123 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Winnsboro |
$1,830
single completed move
|
150 cu. ft. | 129 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Tyler |
$2,920
single completed move
|
975 cu. ft. | 146 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Wichita Falls |
$2,280
single completed move
|
475 cu. ft. | 149 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Leesburg |
$2,980
single completed move
|
900 cu. ft. | 169 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Texarkana |
$3,670
single completed move
|
600 cu. ft. | 177 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Round Mountain |
$10,570
single completed move
|
2,225 cu. ft. | 260 misingle completed move | 1 |
| San Antonio area |
$8,770
single completed move
|
1,750 cu. ft. | 321 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Midland |
$3,820
single completed move
|
425 cu. ft. | 338 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Odessa |
$6,730
single completed move
|
700 cu. ft. | 348 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Lubbock |
$11,870
single completed move
|
1,450 cu. ft. | 421 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Destination area | Median final cost | Avg. recorded move volume | Median distance | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City area, OK |
$3,635
median · $2,390–$7,310
|
1,025 cu. ft. | 208 mimedian · 192 mi–222 mi | 4 |
| Northwest Arkansas, AR |
$5,190
median · $4,630–$10,240
|
1,350 cu. ft. | 344 mimedian · 329 mi–366 mi | 4 |
| Calera, OK |
$1,450
single completed move
|
425 cu. ft. | 78 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Tulsa, OK |
$13,150
single completed move
|
2,575 cu. ft. | 256 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Ozark, MO |
$13,020
single completed move
|
1,875 cu. ft. | 444 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Kansas City area, KS |
$6,820
single completed move
|
950 cu. ft. | 530 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Slidell, LA |
$5,690
single completed move
|
625 cu. ft. | 547 misingle completed move | 1 |
| West Des Moines, IA |
$8,810
single completed move
|
1,350 cu. ft. | 654 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Huntsville, AL |
$7,740
single completed move
|
775 cu. ft. | 665 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Denver / Castle Rock, CO |
$9,110
single completed move
|
1,325 cu. ft. | 754 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Creede, CO |
$10,480
single completed move
|
1,350 cu. ft. | 771 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Dallas, GA |
$9,420
single completed move
|
1,300 cu. ft. | 778 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Bartlett, IL |
$10,140
single completed move
|
1,125 cu. ft. | 922 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Kingsport, TN |
$11,560
single completed move
|
875 cu. ft. | 998 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Reidsville, NC |
$13,620
single completed move
|
1,325 cu. ft. | 1,176 misingle completed move | 1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
$15,380
single completed move
|
1,025 cu. ft. | 1,288 misingle completed move | 1 |
How to read the chart-tables: the lime bar shows each destination area's median final cost relative to the highest median in that card. When an area has more than one completed move, final cost and distance are medians and the smaller line shows the observed minimum-to-maximum range. Average move volume is the arithmetic mean of the recorded move volumes in that row. A one-move row is the rounded result of that single completed job, not an average market price. Destination areas are based on the non-DFW endpoint so moves into Dallas can be analyzed alongside moves leaving Dallas. Individual addresses and customer information are not shown.
A local bill is mostly about labor. On longer moves, transportation takes a much bigger share. Use the tabs to see how the mix changes between local, Texas long-distance, and interstate moves.
Choose a move type above to see how the bill changes. Your City, Property, and Home Size selections will narrow the moves shown.
An estimate is a starting point, not a photocopy of the final bill. Inventory changes, packing, access, added services, and the actual time on moving day can all move the number. Here is how often the original estimate landed close to what customers ultimately paid.
The easiest savings come from avoiding preventable labor. Wildcat’s Dallas pricing guidance points to inventory, packing, access, specialty items and move-day logistics as the details worth planning early.
Include furniture, boxes, garage or storage contents and oversized pieces so the mover can plan the right crew and truck.
Donate, sell or discard unwanted items before the final inventory rather than paying to move them.
Identify safes, pianos, gym equipment, large sectionals and disassembly needs during the quote.
Reserve elevators and move windows, confirm loading docks, provide gate codes and arrange any required COI.
Tell the mover where the truck can park and about garages, long corridors, stairs or elevators at both addresses.
Have boxes closed, labeled and ready so unfinished packing does not spill into loading time.
These answers separate what Wildcat's completed 2026 moves actually cost from the company's published Dallas pricing guidance, so the source of each number stays clear.
Based on 745 completed Wildcat Movers local moves in the Dallas area from May 1 through August 31, 2026, the median local move cost $1,210. The middle 50% of those completed local moves cost $900 to $1,810. These are historical final charges, not quoted or guaranteed prices.
Wildcat's published Dallas pricing guidance says budget movers commonly run about $60–$80 per mover per hour and premium movers about $70–$100 per mover per hour. A typical three-person crew for many 2–3 bedroom Dallas moves may run about $210–$300 per hour, plus mileage and access-related charges. These are published pricing guidelines, not figures calculated from the 797-job dataset.
The largest variables are how much you are moving, crew size, total labor time, packing needs, specialty or heavy items, access at each property, mileage and traffic. Dallas apartment and high-rise moves can also be affected by elevator reservations, loading docks, parking, garage carries, building move windows and required COIs.
They can increase labor time. Wildcat's Dallas pricing guidance estimates roughly 9% more time per flight of stairs, about 18–30% or more for elevator moves, and roughly 10% more time per 50 steps of long carry. The actual effect depends on the property and the move.
In this summer 2026 dataset, 30 completed Texas long-distance moves had a median final cost of $3,285, while 22 completed interstate moves had a median of $8,275. Those are Wildcat completed-job results from this dataset, not statewide Texas averages or guaranteed long-distance prices.
Across the 797 completed moves in this dataset, final charges were a median 7.6% above the original estimate. About 41% finished within ±10% of the estimate and 66% finished within ±20%. Inventory changes, packing, access, added services and actual move-day time can all change the final total.
Across the 797 completed summer 2026 moves, customers booked a median of 9 days ahead. About 44% booked within a week and 32% booked at least 15 days ahead. Those figures describe the completed summer jobs in this dataset; busy dates and long-distance moves may require more lead time.
Bedroom count was not recorded consistently enough across the completed moves to support defensible bedroom-based averages. Rather than convert square footage into guessed bedroom counts, the guide uses the reported home-size ranges and shipment information that actually exist in the job records.
This analysis is published by Wildcat Movers using anonymized completed residential job records. The guide keeps first-party completed-move statistics separate from Wildcat’s broader published Dallas pricing guidance.
Trust note: Wildcat’s current site identifies the company as licensed and insured and says its Dallas crews are trained and background-checked. Moving-cost figures in this guide remain historical examples, not an official quote for a future move.
Data use: The anonymized moving-cost dataset is published by Wildcat Movers for informational and reference use. Contact Wildcat Movers regarding republication, redistribution or commercial reuse.
The guide uses 797 completed residential Wildcat Movers jobs from May through August 2026: local, Texas long-distance and interstate moves that started from houses, apartments, townhouses or high-rises. Commercial, storage and other nonresidential jobs are excluded from these consumer price comparisons.
Not every completed job contains every field. Home-size information is available for 357 residential moves, including 338 local moves, so home-size and inventory comparisons use only records with the information required for that analysis.
The guide leads with the median because unusually large or complicated moves can pull an average upward. The “middle 50%” or “typical range” means the 25th through 75th percentile of the relevant completed moves; it is historical context, not a guaranteed quote range.
Names, contact details, addresses and job IDs are not published. Individual examples round cost to the nearest $10, distance to the nearest mile and move volume to the nearest 25 cubic feet. Bedroom count was not consistent enough to publish defensible bedroom-based averages, so the guide uses reported home-size ranges instead.
Real summer prices give you a useful starting point. Your actual move still comes down to what you own, access at both homes, mileage, packing, services, crew needs, and the date you choose.
For an exact price based on your inventory, access, services, and move date, contact Wildcat Movers directly.
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