The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 49 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Moreno Valley, CA, and 14 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Moreno Valley price measurement, only the California range on the California page. Moves that stay inside California are licensed by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services.
Key facts
Local rate, two movers
$110 to $175 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$3,500 to $8,500
Intrastate regulator
Bureau of Household Goods and Services
Interstate licensing
FMCSA USDOT and MC authority
Company profiles shown
4
Pricing data as of
May 2026
Quick answer
We do not yet hold a company profile documented as based in Moreno Valley. The companies below are headquartered elsewhere in California, shown separately from movers that publish nationwide service.
Common service neighborhoods: Sunnymead, Edgemont, Hidden Springs.
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Updated August 2026 Reviewed by Brittany Evans4 companies analyzed
What we hold on Moreno Valley moving costs
The only moving cost range BestMovers.info holds for Moreno Valley is the California statewide range, and it is published in full on the California page.
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Moreno Valley transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 53,571 returns moving out of Riverside County, the county Moreno Valley sits in, and 55,018 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 93,994 individuals leaving and 101,381 arriving.
The counties receiving the most households from Riverside County were San Bernardino County (9,520 returns), Los Angeles County (6,767 returns) and Orange County (5,376 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Los Angeles County (11,161 returns), San Bernardino County (11,141 returns) and Orange County (8,367 returns).
These figures come from federal tax return data and cover all household moves, not only those using professional movers.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Moreno Valley?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 49 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Moreno Valley, and 14 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Moreno Valley. It is not the number of companies that will serve a move there: a mover registered in a neighbouring city can take the job, and a company registered in Moreno Valley may not.
Moving crews quoting Moreno Valley work Sunnymead, Edgemont, Hidden Springs and the surrounding areas.
Who licenses movers operating in Moreno Valley
Movers working inside Moreno Valley are licensed by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the California page.
Atlas agent and one of the largest West Coast interstate operators. Strong corporate-relocation track record with Fortune 500 clients.
Why is this company shown here?
Ace Relocation Systems is headquartered elsewhere in CA. That does not by itself confirm an office in Moreno Valley, and no service claim is made here.
One of the oldest moving brands in the US, Bekins runs an agent-affiliate model similar to Allied, with interstate shipments booked under the Bekins registration and performed by affiliated agents.
Why is this company shown here?
Bekins Moving Solutions publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
USDOT 2256609Indianapolis, IN2BR est. $3,000–$7,000
Budd Van Lines Inc is an independent nationwide carrier rather than an agent of a national van line, which is rare at this size: the federal census records 124 power units and 102 drivers filed from Somerset, New Jersey. Because the company holds its own active common and contract authority with household goods on the licensing record and no broker authority, the entity you contract with is the entity that hauls the shipment. The company's own history pages date the business to 1975.
Why is this company shown here?
Budd Van Lines publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
Which movers are federally registered in Moreno Valley?
The FMCSA census returns no active registrant with a physical address in Moreno Valley that both holds a granted household goods authority and identifies as a moving business in its legal or trade name, so this section lists no company for Moreno Valley.
Does a federal registration mean a California licence?
No. Federal registration and California authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a California licence or permit.
A mover operating inside California needs the Household Movers (HHM) permit, commonly called a Cal-T number from the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. Its rates sit in maximum Rate Tariff 4.
When is the cheapest time to move in Moreno Valley?
Peak demand across California runs May–September. Dates outside that window, and dates away from the last and first few days of any month, are where carriers have spare capacity — and spare capacity is what makes a crew negotiable on price.
We do not publish a percentage saving for moving off-peak in Moreno Valley. We hold no month-by-month booking price data for this city, and a discount figure taken from a national average would not describe this market. What we can say is structural, and it holds in every market:
Mid-month beats month-end. Leases and closings cluster at the turn of the month, so that is when crews are fully booked and least flexible.
Mid-week beats the weekend. Saturday is the single most requested moving day; a Tuesday or Wednesday competes with far fewer households for the same trucks.
Off-peak beats May–September. Outside the peak window, carriers are trying to keep crews working rather than turning jobs away.
Flexibility is the lever, not the calendar alone. On an interstate move, giving the carrier a pickup window of several days rather than one fixed date is usually worth more than any single date choice, because it lets them combine your shipment with another on the same lane.
The only reliable way to price a specific date is to put the same date in front of several licensed carriers and compare written estimates. Ask each one what the same move costs two weeks earlier or later — the gap between those two numbers is your real off-peak saving in Moreno Valley, measured on your move rather than on an average.
A tip is never part of a written estimate and never part of a binding price. It is discretionary, it is paid per mover rather than per crew, and it is handed to each mover directly at the end of the job rather than to the foreman to divide. Our working guideline scales with hours rather than with the value of the shipment, because that is how moving labour is actually priced:
$10 to $20 per mover for a job of two hours or less.
$20 to $40 per mover for a local move under four hours.
$40 to $60 per mover for a full day, meaning six hours or longer.
These are a BestMovers.info editorial guideline, not a survey result. We hold no tipping survey for Moreno Valley and no federal record covers gratuities, so nothing here is a local figure. Read the full tipping guide for stairs, long carries, storage and interstate deliveries, where the crew that loads is not the crew that unloads.
Where can you get free moving boxes in Moreno Valley?
Free boxes come from businesses that receive stock in cartons and throw the cartons away, and from households that finished moving last week. The sources are the same in every city, including Moreno Valley:
Liquor stores, which have the sturdiest small boxes with dividers
Bookshops, for small boxes rated for weight
Grocery stores, for produce boxes
Offices, for paper boxes with lids
Appliance and furniture retailers, for large flat cartons
Buy Nothing groups and Facebook Marketplace
Craigslist free listings
The U-Haul box exchange
Anyone in your building who has moved in recently
Ask in the morning, when the overnight delivery has just been unpacked and the cartons have not yet been flattened. Skip anything damp, greasy or previously used for produce that leaked. The free boxes guide covers how many you need by home size — those counts are BestMovers.info planning estimates rather than measured figures — and which boxes are worth buying rather than scavenging.
There is no separate cost dataset for Moreno Valley. Using the national estimate, a one-bedroom local move is estimated at $420–$930 and a two-bedroom local move at $630–$1,395, while a two-bedroom interstate move from Moreno Valley is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in Moreno Valley?
Late May through August is the peak window in Moreno Valley, with the heaviest volume around month-end weekends. Established companies commonly book out several weeks in advance during this period.
Should I get an in-home estimate or an online quote?
For local moves under 2,500 lb, an online or phone estimate is usually accurate. For interstate moves out of Moreno Valley or 3+ bedroom households, request a video survey or in-home estimate so the binding price reflects your actual inventory.
What's the most reliable way to verify a Moreno Valley mover?
Check the company's USDOT number on the FMCSA SAFER website, look at their BBB profile and current accreditation, and read recent reviews on Google and Yelp. Avoid any mover unwilling to share a USDOT number on request.
How long does a typical Moreno Valley move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in Moreno Valley usually takes 3–5 hours with two movers. A 3-bedroom local move runs 7–10 hours, and most movers won't book a same-day move past 4 PM start time.
How we evaluate Moreno Valley movers: we verify federal registration and operating authority against FMCSA records, record carrier or broker classification, and note state licensing where the state regulator publishes it. The list above is not ranked and carries no numeric score. Read the full methodology