Moving Companies in Gardiner, ME
Full-service movers rarely keep a storefront right in Gardiner; most crews serving the town are based nearby in Augusta, Chelsea, or West Gardiner. Local moves are billed by the hour, with statewide rates for a two- to three-person crew and truck running $100 to $160 per hour, and total local jobs typically landing between $580 and $2,500 or more depending on home size.
A container rental is a workable alternative if you want to load at your own pace -- local container costs generally run $160 to $800 or more depending on size and how long you keep it, plus separate transport fees. Ask explicitly whether travel time -- the drive from the company's base to your home and back -- is billed flat or door-to-door, since that's often added to your total without much warning.
Mud season in late winter and spring can leave rural driveways around Gardiner too soft for a heavy truck, so clear and sand access paths ahead of time. Push for a binding, not-to-exceed estimate in writing, since a non-binding quote can legally run over by 10 percent or more once the job is done. Standard liability coverage is thin at 60 cents per pound per item, so ask about Full Value Protection for anything valuable. See what's currently available in the mover directory below before you commit to a date.
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Who's moving to Gardiner, ME
Federal tax-filer migration data for Kennebec County.
61% arrived from elsewhere in Maine. 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.
See licensed movers40% 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 $68,109 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maine report $51,190. 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 Kennebec County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 37% 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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