Moving Companies in Forest Lake, MN
Moving Costs in Forest Lake
Forest Lake is in the northern Twin Cities metro area.
Local moves under 100 miles charge by the hour plus a truck fee or travel surcharge.
| COST TYPE | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Hourly 2 movers and truck | $80 to $130+ |
| Per mover hourly | $25–$50 |
| Local under 100 miles | $200–$4,000 |
| Studio or small apartment | $300 to $600 |
| 2 to 3 bedroom home | $800 to $2,500+ |
| General | $109/hr; total $376-$3,575 avg |
| Local 50-100 miles | $80-$100/hr (2 movers + truck) |
Travel time from the depot to the home and back is billed.
Peak season is May through September.
Rates increase at month start or end.
Tuesday through Thursday in mid month reduces the hourly rate.
Gravel driveways, rural turns and trees on acreage properties around Forest Lake add a long carry fee if the truck parks far from the door.
Bed frames, desks and appliances need extra fees for disassembly or customer work in advance.
Medications, financial documents, electronics, heirlooms and essentials stay in a personal vehicle.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Washington County.
73% arrived from elsewhere in Minnesota. 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 movers66% 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 $87,404 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Minnesota report $78,917. 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 Washington County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 22% 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 Minnesota migration page →
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