Cost to move from New Jersey
A 2–3 bedroom move out of New Jersey ranges from about $310 (a rental truck to Delaware, 110 miles) to $21,970 (full-service movers to California, 2,860 miles).
Moving cost: $1,100–$14,380
Moving about 1,680 miles from New Jersey to Texas costs roughly $1,100 – $14,380, 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. | $1,100 – $5,060 |
| Moving container You pack and load; the company drives the container. | $1,960 – $5,310 |
| Full-service movers Packing, loading, transport and unloading. | $3,140 – $14,380 |
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 168 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 New Jersey to each state (2–3 bedrooms)
| Destination | Miles | Truck | Container | Full service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 80 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Delaware | 110 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Connecticut | 130 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Pennsylvania | 160 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Maryland | 180 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Washington, DC | 200 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Rhode Island | 210 | $310–$630 | $1,090–$2,050 | $1,840–$4,920 |
| Massachusetts | 240 | $330–$720 | $1,110–$2,120 | $1,860–$5,120 |
| New Hampshire | 280 | $350–$840 | $1,140–$2,200 | $1,900–$5,370 |
| Virginia | 300 | $360–$900 | $1,150–$2,250 | $1,910–$5,500 |
| Vermont | 310 | $370–$930 | $1,150–$2,270 | $1,920–$5,570 |
| West Virginia | 410 | $420–$1,230 | $1,210–$2,490 | $2,010–$6,210 |
| Maine | 420 | $420–$1,260 | $1,220–$2,510 | $2,020–$6,270 |
| Ohio | 510 | $470–$1,530 | $1,270–$2,710 | $2,100–$6,850 |
| North Carolina | 520 | $480–$1,560 | $1,280–$2,740 | $2,110–$6,920 |
| Michigan | 620 | $530–$1,870 | $1,340–$2,960 | $2,200–$7,560 |
| South Carolina | 670 | $560–$2,020 | $1,370–$3,070 | $2,240–$7,880 |
| Kentucky | 710 | $580–$2,140 | $1,390–$3,160 | $2,280–$8,140 |
| Indiana | 730 | $590–$2,200 | $1,400–$3,200 | $2,300–$8,270 |
| Georgia | 830 | $640–$2,500 | $1,460–$3,420 | $2,380–$8,910 |
| Tennessee | 840 | $650–$2,530 | $1,470–$3,450 | $2,390–$8,980 |
| Illinois | 850 | $660–$2,560 | $1,470–$3,470 | $2,400–$9,040 |
| Wisconsin | 910 | $690–$2,740 | $1,510–$3,600 | $2,460–$9,430 |
| Alabama | 1,000 | $740–$3,010 | $1,560–$3,800 | $2,540–$10,010 |
| Missouri | 1,120 | $800–$3,370 | $1,630–$4,070 | $2,640–$10,780 |
| Florida | 1,130 | $810–$3,400 | $1,640–$4,090 | $2,650–$10,840 |
| Iowa | 1,140 | $810–$3,430 | $1,640–$4,110 | $2,660–$10,910 |
| Mississippi | 1,170 | $830–$3,520 | $1,660–$4,180 | $2,690–$11,100 |
| Minnesota | 1,190 | $840–$3,580 | $1,670–$4,220 | $2,700–$11,230 |
| Arkansas | 1,240 | $860–$3,730 | $1,700–$4,330 | $2,750–$11,550 |
| Louisiana | 1,370 | $930–$4,120 | $1,780–$4,620 | $2,860–$12,380 |
| Kansas | 1,380 | $940–$4,150 | $1,790–$4,650 | $2,870–$12,450 |
| Nebraska | 1,390 | $950–$4,180 | $1,790–$4,670 | $2,880–$12,510 |
| Oklahoma | 1,480 | $990–$4,450 | $1,840–$4,870 | $2,960–$13,090 |
| South Dakota | 1,490 | $1,000–$4,480 | $1,850–$4,890 | $2,970–$13,160 |
| North Dakota | 1,550 | $1,030–$4,660 | $1,890–$5,020 | $3,020–$13,540 |
| Texas | 1,680 | $1,100–$5,060 | $1,960–$5,310 | $3,140–$14,380 |
| Colorado | 1,900 | $1,220–$5,720 | $2,090–$5,800 | $3,330–$15,790 |
| Wyoming | 1,970 | $1,260–$5,930 | $2,130–$5,950 | $3,390–$16,240 |
| New Mexico | 2,090 | $1,320–$6,290 | $2,200–$6,220 | $3,500–$17,020 |
| Montana | 2,200 | $1,380–$6,620 | $2,270–$6,460 | $3,600–$17,720 |
| Utah | 2,290 | $1,430–$6,890 | $2,320–$6,660 | $3,680–$18,300 |
| Idaho | 2,430 | $1,500–$7,310 | $2,400–$6,980 | $3,800–$19,200 |
| Arizona | 2,470 | $1,530–$7,430 | $2,430–$7,060 | $3,840–$19,460 |
| Nevada | 2,620 | $1,610–$7,880 | $2,520–$7,400 | $3,970–$20,420 |
| Washington | 2,760 | $1,680–$8,300 | $2,600–$7,710 | $4,090–$21,330 |
| Oregon | 2,850 | $1,730–$8,580 | $2,650–$7,910 | $4,170–$21,900 |
| California | 2,860 | $1,730–$8,610 | $2,660–$7,930 | $4,180–$21,970 |
New York is under 100 miles away. Local movers usually charge by the hour, so a move that short can cost less than these ranges.
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 New Jersey starts at about $6,250 of ocean freight (before trucking and loading) to Alaska and $6,420 to Hawaii.
Before you book
- Compare the total cost of living in your destination with the New Jersey 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.