Cost to move from Iowa
A 2–3 bedroom move out of Iowa ranges from about $340 (a rental truck to Minnesota, 260 miles) to $14,760 (full-service movers to Oregon, 1,740 miles).
Moving cost: $700–$9,550
Moving about 930 miles from Iowa to Texas costs roughly $700 – $9,550, depending on how much of the work you hire out.
Distance between the states' population centers by road (estimate).
| Moving method | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Rental truck (DIY) Truck rental, taxes and fees. Add fuel, damage coverage, lodging and your time. | $700 – $2,800 |
| Moving container You pack and load; the company drives the container. | $1,520 – $3,650 |
| Full-service movers Packing, loading, transport and unloading. | $2,470 – $9,550 |
These ranges are based on summer (peak-season) quotes. A move between October and April usually costs less: peak prices run 20–30% higher.
A rental truck also burns about 93 gallons of fuel over this distance. One-way truck rental prices depend on direction: a truck headed where many people are moving often costs more than the same trip in reverse.
Ranges combine 198 published quote ranges on 22 interstate routes (moveBuddha, retrieved 2026-09-24) with 47 independent published prices from U-Pack, HireAHelper and Move.org, which raised the top of several ranges. They are not quotes; get at least three written estimates.
Alaska and Hawaii ranges come from published carrier rates and moving quotes, dated in each row (Matson's household-goods rates, U-Pack, Royal Hawaiian Movers). See how we estimate.
Moving cost from Iowa to each state (2–3 bedrooms)
| Destination | Miles | Truck | Container | Full service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 260 | $340–$780 | $1,120–$2,160 | $1,880–$5,250 |
| Nebraska | 260 | $340–$780 | $1,120–$2,160 | $1,880–$5,250 |
| Wisconsin | 280 | $350–$840 | $1,140–$2,200 | $1,900–$5,370 |
| Illinois | 290 | $350–$870 | $1,140–$2,230 | $1,910–$5,440 |
| Missouri | 290 | $350–$870 | $1,140–$2,230 | $1,910–$5,440 |
| Kansas | 350 | $390–$1,050 | $1,180–$2,360 | $1,960–$5,820 |
| South Dakota | 390 | $410–$1,170 | $1,200–$2,450 | $1,990–$6,080 |
| Indiana | 440 | $440–$1,320 | $1,230–$2,560 | $2,040–$6,400 |
| Michigan | 530 | $480–$1,590 | $1,280–$2,760 | $2,120–$6,980 |
| Arkansas | 550 | $490–$1,650 | $1,300–$2,800 | $2,140–$7,110 |
| North Dakota | 570 | $510–$1,720 | $1,310–$2,850 | $2,150–$7,240 |
| Oklahoma | 570 | $510–$1,720 | $1,310–$2,850 | $2,150–$7,240 |
| Kentucky | 580 | $510–$1,750 | $1,310–$2,870 | $2,160–$7,300 |
| Ohio | 630 | $540–$1,900 | $1,340–$2,980 | $2,210–$7,630 |
| Tennessee | 650 | $550–$1,960 | $1,350–$3,030 | $2,220–$7,750 |
| Colorado | 770 | $610–$2,320 | $1,430–$3,290 | $2,330–$8,530 |
| Mississippi | 790 | $620–$2,380 | $1,440–$3,340 | $2,350–$8,650 |
| West Virginia | 800 | $630–$2,410 | $1,440–$3,360 | $2,360–$8,720 |
| Alabama | 830 | $640–$2,500 | $1,460–$3,420 | $2,380–$8,910 |
| Wyoming | 840 | $650–$2,530 | $1,470–$3,450 | $2,390–$8,980 |
| Georgia | 900 | $680–$2,710 | $1,500–$3,580 | $2,450–$9,360 |
| Louisiana | 910 | $690–$2,740 | $1,510–$3,600 | $2,460–$9,430 |
| Texas | 930 | $700–$2,800 | $1,520–$3,650 | $2,470–$9,550 |
| Pennsylvania | 980 | $730–$2,950 | $1,550–$3,760 | $2,520–$9,880 |
| North Carolina | 990 | $730–$2,980 | $1,560–$3,780 | $2,530–$9,940 |
| South Carolina | 1,000 | $740–$3,010 | $1,560–$3,800 | $2,540–$10,010 |
| Virginia | 1,000 | $740–$3,010 | $1,560–$3,800 | $2,540–$10,010 |
| Washington, DC | 1,010 | $740–$3,040 | $1,570–$3,820 | $2,540–$10,070 |
| Maryland | 1,020 | $750–$3,070 | $1,570–$3,850 | $2,550–$10,130 |
| New Mexico | 1,030 | $750–$3,100 | $1,580–$3,870 | $2,560–$10,200 |
| Delaware | 1,090 | $780–$3,280 | $1,610–$4,000 | $2,610–$10,580 |
| New York | 1,110 | $800–$3,340 | $1,630–$4,050 | $2,630–$10,710 |
| Montana | 1,120 | $800–$3,370 | $1,630–$4,070 | $2,640–$10,780 |
| New Jersey | 1,140 | $810–$3,430 | $1,640–$4,110 | $2,660–$10,910 |
| Utah | 1,160 | $820–$3,490 | $1,660–$4,160 | $2,680–$11,030 |
| Vermont | 1,200 | $840–$3,610 | $1,680–$4,250 | $2,710–$11,290 |
| Connecticut | 1,210 | $850–$3,640 | $1,680–$4,270 | $2,720–$11,360 |
| New Hampshire | 1,290 | $890–$3,880 | $1,730–$4,450 | $2,790–$11,870 |
| Massachusetts | 1,300 | $900–$3,910 | $1,740–$4,470 | $2,800–$11,930 |
| Rhode Island | 1,300 | $900–$3,910 | $1,740–$4,470 | $2,800–$11,930 |
| Idaho | 1,320 | $910–$3,970 | $1,750–$4,510 | $2,820–$12,060 |
| Florida | 1,360 | $930–$4,090 | $1,770–$4,600 | $2,850–$12,320 |
| Maine | 1,380 | $940–$4,150 | $1,790–$4,650 | $2,870–$12,450 |
| Arizona | 1,390 | $950–$4,180 | $1,790–$4,670 | $2,880–$12,510 |
| Nevada | 1,490 | $1,000–$4,480 | $1,850–$4,890 | $2,970–$13,160 |
| Washington | 1,690 | $1,110–$5,090 | $1,970–$5,330 | $3,150–$14,440 |
| California | 1,730 | $1,130–$5,210 | $1,990–$5,420 | $3,180–$14,700 |
| Oregon | 1,740 | $1,130–$5,240 | $2,000–$5,440 | $3,190–$14,760 |
Moving to Alaska or Hawaii goes by sea or through Canada, so we price them from published carrier rates and quotes: a 2–3 bedroom move from Iowa starts at about $6,250 of ocean freight (before trucking and loading) to Alaska and $5,580 to Hawaii.
Before you book
- Compare the total cost of living in your destination with the Iowa relocation rankings.
- Get three written estimates and check each interstate mover's USDOT number with the FMCSA.
- Weighing a portable container against a truck or full-service movers? See what moving containers cost and when they're worth it.
- Read how to cut the cost of a long-distance move and the moving out of state checklist.