Moving Companies in Wellington, CO
Wellington, Colorado, sits just north of Fort Collins in Northern Colorado. A move here means understanding local pricing and a few regional details.
Typical Costs for a Wellington Move
Labor-only help typically costs about $85 per hour for two movers. Smaller loading or unloading jobs generally run $310 to $740 total, depending on hours.
Full-service local moves with a truck and crew run $300 to $600 for a studio or one-bedroom (typically 2-4 hours, two movers), $1,000 to $2,200 for a 2-3 bedroom home (typically 5-8 hours, three movers), and $2,300 to $3,500 or more for a 4+ bedroom home, which may need a full day or multiple trucks.
Extra Charges and Local Considerations
Travel fees or fuel surcharges are common because many Northern Colorado companies dispatch from Fort Collins or Windsor and may bill drive time from the nearest depot. Heavy or specialty items like safes, pianos, or large gym equipment often add $150 to $300.
- Wind gusts are common in Wellington. Ask how a crew will secure light items and mattresses against wind during loading.
- Newer subdivisions like Buffalo Creek and rural acreage with long gravel or dirt driveways can create clearance or turnaround problems for large trucks. Mention tight or unpaved access before the job.
- Ask whether travel time from the dispatcher's yard to your Wellington address is included; it can add an unexpected hour.
Standard carrier liability is often minimal, about $0.60 per pound per item. For expensive electronics or heirloom furniture, check homeowners insurance or consider full value protection.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Larimer County.
56% 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 movers36% 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
Wellington refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $78,551 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Colorado report $74,429. 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 Larimer County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 32% 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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