What a Shelby County local move truly costs
Most callers guess low on a Germantown move, usually because somebody floated a tidy phone number for a home nobody had seen. For a move that stays inside Shelby County, what you owe is the crew, the truck, and everything in between, written up as one flat figure.
- 2-mover rate$120/hr, crew & truck
- 3-mover rate$160/hr, crew & truck
- What runs the clockThe home, not the miles
The home is what sets the number
A three-story townhome off Germantown Pkwy, a long carry from a Cordova cul-de-sac, a garage packed to the rafters in Collierville, all eat hours a small ranch never would. Danielle builds those hours into the number from the start instead of pretending they aren’t coming.
Local flat-rate ranges
Once Danielle has walked the rooms, the hourly math hardens into one flat figure on paper. The ranges below reflect a typical job around Germantown and the Memphis metro, in places like Collierville, Cordova, Bartlett, East Memphis, and Southaven.
| Home size | Crew & truck | Typical flat rate |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom apartment | 2 movers, 1 truck | $350 – $600 |
| 2-bedroom home or condo | 2 – 3 movers, 1 truck | $700 – $1,200 |
| 3-bedroom house | 3 movers, 1 truck | $1,300 – $2,100 |
| 4+ bedroom house | 3 – 4 movers, 1 – 2 trucks | $2,400 – $3,600 |
No hidden add-ons inside Shelby County
The flat rate is the whole number. There is no separate fuel charge, no stair fee, and no mileage surcharge for a local move anywhere in Shelby County.
| What people expect to be charged | What we charge |
|---|---|
| Fuel surcharge | $0, built into the rate |
| Stair or long-carry fee | $0 inside Shelby County |
| Mileage inside the metro | $0, included |
Where the hours actually pile up
A few things swing the total, and each is already pinned inside the figure you sign, so move day never springs a fresh charge.
- The stairs. A three-story townhome or a walk-up apartment takes longer than a single-level ranch, and we plan the crew size around it.
- The packing. A fully packed house loads fast; boxes half-done on move morning burn hours nobody budgeted.
- The heavy pieces. A gun safe, a pool table, or an upright piano wants trained hands and the right rigging, quoted up front.
- The distance across the metro. Germantown to Millington or Horn Lake adds drive time, and we fold it in honestly rather than tacking it on later.
Crew and coverage, plain
Cole Whitfield started Andrews Affordable Moving in 2013 with one truck, and it now runs six, with Renata Alcorn writing the quotes, Marcus Delaney on dispatch, and Trey Bolden and Danielle Prescott leading the crews and estimates.
By federal rule your goods default to released-value protection at 60 cents per pound; full-value protection, which pays toward replacing a broken item, runs a bit more against the value you declare. Have us come through, look at every room, and put a firm figure on paper.