Moving Companies in Orono, ME
Local moves around Orono and the UMaine area are billed by the hour, with total cost driven mainly by home size and crew size. The statewide average runs about $135 an hour for a standard crew and truck, though rates span $100 to $180 or more depending on the company and how many movers you need.
A studio or one-bedroom apartment typically totals $500 to $900, usually covered by the minimum-hour requirement most companies enforce. A two-bedroom home runs roughly $1,100 to $1,500 across four to six hours of work, while a three-bedroom home climbs to about $2,200 to $2,700 over seven to nine hours.
Because Orono's residential streets are tight and college-area traffic can add delays, ask how a company handles narrow access and whether that affects the hourly clock. Demand also tightens around the UMaine academic calendar, so book early if your date falls near a semester changeover.
Get a written estimate tied to your actual inventory rather than a phone guess — that's the single best way to avoid a bill that grows once the crew starts working.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Penobscot County.
51% 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 movers32% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
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 $61,703 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maine report $46,066. 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 Penobscot County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 46% 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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