Moving Companies in Kittery, ME
Kittery's coastal location near the New Hampshire border means summer tourist traffic drives up demand, and pricing reflects that. Local moves are billed by the hour, while a move that crosses state lines or covers serious distance switches to pricing based on weight and mileage instead.
| Factor | Typical Figure |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate per mover | ~$135/hour |
| Local move total | $590 - $4,550 |
| Peak season (May-Sep) markup | +20-30% |
Nearly every local mover enforces a two-hour minimum charge, so even a short job costs more than the time actually worked. If you can avoid booking during peak season, you'll dodge a meaningful markup tied to summer coastal demand. Before you commit, verify that any company you're considering is properly licensed to operate in Maine, since credentialing varies more than people expect in a border town that also serves nearby New Hampshire. Because Kittery sits right on that state line, it's also worth asking whether a mover's licensing covers moves that cross into New Hampshire, in case your job starts or ends on the other side.
Once you know what to budget, the movers covering Kittery below are a good place to start requesting numbers for your 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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