Moving Companies in Parker, CO
What you'll pay for Parker movers
If you're staying within 100 miles, you're usually looking at an hourly rate. Around Colorado, a two-person crew and a truck runs about $120 to $150 an hour. A studio or one-bedroom move often lands between $300 and $600, a two-to-three-bedroom place between $600 and $1,200, and a four-plus-bedroom home between $1,500 and $2,500 or more. For moves beyond 100 miles, the price is built from weight and distance, and it often starts around $2,000 to $5,000 or more.
Fees that aren't obvious
- Travel time is real: many local movers add a flat 0.5 to 1 hour for getting from their depot to your door and back.
- Parker's split-levels, HOA streets, and third-floor apartments can trigger long-carry or stair fees if the truck can't park close or there's no elevator.
- Basic liability is thin: it's often $0.60 per pound per item, so a 30-pound $1,000 TV would only be covered for $18 unless you buy Full Value Protection.
- For intrastate moves within Colorado, check that the mover holds a valid Colorado Public Utilities Commission number.
Before you book in Parker
Check HOA rules early in neighborhoods like Stonegate or Anthology; some limit moving-truck hours or need a street clearance notice. Keep a clear open-first bin with toilet paper, tools, chargers, trash bags, box cutters, and toiletries in your own car, not the truck. If you tip, $4 to $6 per mover per hour or $20 to $50 per mover for a half or full day is a common cash range.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Douglas County.
56% arrived from elsewhere in Colorado. 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 movers48% 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 $119,747 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Colorado report $106,609. 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 Douglas County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 24% 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 Colorado migration page →
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