Ask five moving companies around Savannah for a price and you’ll get five different numbers built five different ways — one quotes an hourly rate that quietly turns into a flat fee once the truck’s half loaded, another won’t say a real number until a salesperson has had you on the phone for twenty minutes. Here’s the pricing we actually run at Honest Moving Company in 2026 — the same rates Cordell Ashby quotes from our office on Louisville Road and puts in writing before anything gets scheduled.
What Actually Moves Your Price Up or Down
Two three-bedroom homes ten minutes apart can price out completely differently once you account for what’s really involved. Before Cordell writes a number, here’s what he’s actually weighing:
- Volume, not just bedroom count — a Richmond Hill house lived in for a decade fills a truck differently than a couple’s first apartment in Pooler.
- Access at both ends — a walk-up on the third floor of a converted building near Forsyth Park, a long carry from the curb to the door, a gravel drive out in Rincon or Bloomingdale — all of it adds labor time.
- Packing — whether you want the whole house handled, just the kitchen and closets, or you’re boxing it yourself and we just load and drive.
- Distance — a move that stays inside Chatham County prices differently than one heading toward Hilton Head, Augusta, or up to Charlotte.
- Season — late May through September, plus the week or two around any named storm working up the coast, is when our schedule fills fastest; a weekday move in February usually has more room to work with.
- Heavy or awkward items — pianos, gun safes, and anything that has to come apart and go back together on the other end.
Hourly Rates for Local Moves
Most moves that stay inside Chatham, Bryan, and Effingham counties are priced hourly, crew and truck included. Fuel within our regular service area and standard equipment — dollies, furniture pads, shrink wrap, floor runners — ride along in the rate instead of showing up as line items later.
| Crew Size | Hourly Rate | Typically Fits |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers + truck | $129/hr | Studio or 1-bedroom apartment |
| 3 movers + truck | $169/hr | 2-bedroom apartment or townhome |
| 4 movers + truck | $209/hr | 3-bedroom house |
| 5+ movers + truck | $209/hr, plus $42/hr per added mover | 4-bedroom and larger homes, tight timelines |
Every job carries a two-hour minimum, and after that we bill in 15-minute increments rather than rounding up to the next full hour. If Trey’s crew wraps a job in four hours and ten minutes, that’s what’s on the invoice — not a fifth hour nobody used.
Flat-Rate Bands for Full-Home Moves
If you’d rather have one number than watch a clock, we quote flat rate on full-home moves once Cordell has walked the property — in person or over video. That number is binding once it’s written down; it doesn’t move because the job ran long or a sofa turned out heavier than it looked.
| Home Size | Typical Flat-Rate Range |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom apartment | $650 – $950 |
| 2-bedroom house or townhome | $1,050 – $1,500 |
| 3-bedroom house | $1,500 – $1,850 |
| 4-bedroom and larger | $1,600 – $2,200 |
The spread inside each band comes down to stairs, distance between the two addresses, and how much of the packing falls to us versus you.
Moving In or Out of the Historic District Prices a Little Differently
A standard 26-foot box truck can’t get onto most of the one-way streets threading around Savannah’s 22 squares, so any job with an address inside the historic district gets a smaller shuttle truck instead — loaded curbside at the house, then ferried a few blocks to the main truck staged on a street wide enough to hold it. That extra transfer step is built into the estimate Cordell writes up front, not sprung on you as an add-on once the crew is already standing at your door.
Long-Distance Moves Out of Savannah
For anything leaving the coastal lowcountry — Jacksonville, Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Augusta, Hilton Head, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, Macon, or Orlando — pricing shifts from an hourly model to a binding estimate built around weight and mileage. Cordell still needs eyes on the actual inventory before that number is final, but once it’s written down, it’s what you pay, not a starting bid that grows somewhere on I-95.
How Cordell Actually Builds Your Number
- Selena takes the first call, gets the basics — origin, destination, rough inventory, timeline — and books a walkthrough for anything bigger than a studio or 1-bedroom.
- Cordell handles the estimate himself, either at the house or over video, and prices off what he actually sees rather than a guess made over the phone.
- You get the number in writing before anything gets scheduled — no verbal ballpark that turns into a different figure on move day.
A price that changes on move day isn’t a price. It’s a guess with a truck attached.
— Beau Tillman, Owner
If you’ve got a move coming up anywhere in Savannah or the surrounding lowcountry — Pooler, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Richmond Hill, Tybee Island, Thunderbolt, Bloomingdale, Rincon, or Hardeeville — call our office at (888) 278-9005 or send the details through the quote form. Cordell will have a real number in front of you within a day, usually the same afternoon.