Moving Companies in Smithville, MO
Moving Costs Around Smithville
Smithville sits just north of Kansas City, and movers here typically also cover the wider KC metro rather than staying inside town limits. Rates in the area are usually hourly rather than flat, so it helps to know the going numbers before you call anyone.
What a Local Move Runs
A two-mover crew with a truck typically costs $100 to $135 per hour across the KC metro. A full local move covering one to three bedrooms lands between $1,100 and $2,100, with stairs and total item volume being the biggest swing factors.
Moving Out of the Area
Long-distance jobs are priced by weight and mileage instead of hours. Expect a range from $2,300 up to $8,000 or more, depending on how far you're going and how much you're bringing along.
Before booking, ask whether the hourly rate already includes the crew size you need, and whether a long carry from the truck to your door adds extra charges. It's worth getting more than one quote, since crews serving the same stretch of the Northland can price the same job differently. The list of movers serving Smithville and the surrounding KC area is right below.
Free · no obligation
Quotes from movers in Smithville, MO
Two answers below and we pass your move to licensed companies from this page. No account, no fee to you.
Filter & sort Rating, reviews, fleet, licence
Best Movers in Smithville, MO
Ranked by popularity. Licensing, insurance and photos shown for each.
What customers say in Smithville, MO
Who's moving to Smithville, MO
Federal tax-filer migration data for Clay County.
60% arrived from elsewhere in Missouri. 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 movers63% 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 $65,891 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Missouri report $57,975. 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 Clay County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 28% 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 Missouri migration page →
How much truck space do you need?
I’m moving a that’s .
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.