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Moving Companies in Waterford, CT

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5,746 reviews

Moving Costs in Waterford, CT

Local moving costs scale with home size and hours needed, with crew rates averaging around $134 per hour. A studio or small apartment typically runs $500 to $800, a two to three-bedroom home or apartment runs $1,000 to $1,500, and a larger family home can reach $1,900 or more. Final prices shift with peak summer demand, whether there are stairs or an elevator, how far the truck sits from your door, and heavy items like pianos or safes.

Ask whether your quote is binding or non-binding, and push for an in-home or video walkthrough rather than a quick phone guess. Confirm the mover is registered with the state Department of Transportation and carries valid liability insurance. People often forget to inventory the attic, basement, garage, or patio furniture, which can throw off the estimate, and it's worth clarifying in writing whether taking apart and reassembling furniture is included in the base rate.

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What customers say in Waterford, CT

★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Amazing movers. Everyone worked together to make things happen! Helped move things out of the way without being asked. Highly recommend!!
Sherrie Mello
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Mar 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Excellent service, very efficient organized and all employees were kind and worked hard throughout the entire move. Would definately recommend this company. Thank you!
Curtis Johnston
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Mar 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony and his crew just moved my office- it was an easy and very positive experience! From my first call to the office, through the delivery and when they wrapped up, they were upbeat, professional and efficient. We had a lot of stairs, some special requests in a long gravel driveway into the woods t...
Lynn Rajewski
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Mar 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony Lowe and his crew provided one of the best service experiences I’ve ever had. My apartment elevator was broken and I was on the 3rd floor — yet they handled everything with efficiency, professionalism, and genuine kindness. The team was upbeat, respectful, and worked incredibly hard without mi...
Terri Dipallina
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Jan 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony and his crew were great. Worked hard and did everything asked with pleasure. Very skilled packers and movers.
Jay Spalding
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Jan 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony Lowe and his crew provide the most joyful, kind, professional and thorough moving experience you will ever have. Moving is never fun, but this company somehow innately puts you at ease from the first phone call to the office up until your last precious possession is perfectly placed at its new...
Sue Menhart
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Jan 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony, Diana and the crew are amazing. They moved me in about 3-4 hours flat without a single scratch or mishap. I would use this company again for sure.
Josh J
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Dec 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony, Diana and the crew are amazing. I have used several times and they are great.
Renee Davis
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Nov 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
These guys were simply incredible. They were so careful with our belongings and our house. We were totally blown away by their professionalism and all around care. Tony was 100% in charge of his great team. We would wholeheartedly recommend Lowe Moving Company to anyone. Five stars without hesitatio...
Allison Gildersleeve
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Sep 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
These guys were incredible, full stop. I will recommend them to everyone I know who needs a mover.
Joel Bach
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Sep 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Really pleased with this company for our move! They communicated clearly before and during the move. They worked hard and got everything moved in one day. Thank you guys so much! Worth every penny.
Jamie Hanna
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Sep 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We had a challenging move with lots of stuff and awkwardly packaged (disclaimer: I recommend being well-organized and prepared, even though we weren't). Tony and his able crew efficiently got to work getting us out and to the new place quickly. The new house is narrow which posed another challenge....
Tim Braun
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Sep 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We would highly recommend Lowe Carting and Moving. We moved from MA to CT and Tony and his team made the move seamless. The guys Tony hires to work for him are an amazing group and were hardworking and respectful. Thanks Tony and team!
Barbara Reilly
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Sep 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
I've never used a moving service before. Lowe's communicated very well with me from beginning to end. I found the customer service to be excellent ( rare today). Tony and his crew was professional, respectful of me and our property. I found them to be hard working and efficient on one of the h...
Jeff Scribner
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Aug 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Tony Lowe and his crew were top notch. Arrived on time. Very efficient with their wrap and move process. Crew was polite and respectful. Took very good care of our belongings. Thank you!! Highly recommend!!
Chris DeLeon
Lowe Carting & Recycling · Aug 2025

Who's moving to Waterford, CT

Federal tax-filer migration data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning.

+290 net households
What kind of mover will you need?
Moving in
7,387 households arrived
39% under 50 mi 15% 50–250 mi 10% over 250 mi 36% not attributed

65% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.

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Moving out
7,097 households left
34% under 50 mi 12% 50–250 mi 15% over 250 mi 39% not attributed

34% 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
Net household change, five years
-188
21–22
+290
22–23
Which states Waterford trades with

Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.

1,044 in
658 out
Massachusetts +149
710 in
561 out
New York +297
650 in
353 out
Florida -438
234 in
672 out
Virginia +11
223 in
212 out
Nearby, under 50 miles
Hartford, CT 34 mi Killingly Center, CT 26 mi Middletown, CT 21 mi South Kingstown, RI 27 mi New Haven, CT 40 mi Providence, RI 42 mi Warwick, RI 35 mi Newport, RI 43 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Bremerton, WA 2,479 mi Honolulu, HI 5,044 mi Cambridge, MA 80 mi San Diego, CA 2,518 mi Worcester, MA 59 mi St. Marys, GA 908 mi New York, NY 109 mi New York, NY 104 mi

Households arriving from another state report $67,866 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Connecticut report $66,274. 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 38% 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 Connecticut migration page →

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A moving truck filling up as you change the options
1,150
cubic feet — what a local crew loads
8,050 lb what a long-distance carrier quotes on
26 ft rental truck, if you drive it yourself

Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.

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