Moving Companies in Buxton, ME
Buxton itself has few movers based in town, so most crews come from Portland or Sanford, and that travel factors into pricing. Ask exactly when the hourly clock starts and stops -- some companies begin billing from their home base rather than your driveway, effectively doubling the drive-time charge.
| Home Size | Estimated Local Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $500 - $900 |
| 2-3 Bedroom | $900 - $2,200 |
| 4+ Bedroom | $2,500 - $4,500+ |
Local jobs are billed hourly for a two- to four-person crew and truck, generally running $100 to $175 per hour depending on crew size; moving out of state instead prices by weight and distance. Maine's mud season and winter snow can also block access: a soft or unpaved driveway may keep a heavy truck from parking close, adding a carry fee or forcing a smaller shuttle vehicle. Basic carrier liability covers only about 60 cents per pound per item, and movers can't legally transport propane, gasoline, paint, or aerosols, so plan to carry those yourself. Tipping is customary, typically $4 to $6 per mover per hour or 15 to 20 percent of the total split among the crew.
Once you know roughly what to expect, browse the movers listed for Buxton below and start requesting numbers for your specific move.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for York County.
67% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers38% 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $92,377 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maine report $67,916. 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 York County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 29% 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 Maine migration page →
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