Moving Companies in Harlingen, TX
Before booking a mover in Harlingen, run through these checks so the quote you get matches the bill you pay.
- Ask when the hourly clock starts — some companies bill from the moment the truck leaves their depot, not when it reaches your door, which can add real cost on top of the $75-to-$150-an-hour crew rate.
- Confirm the minimum charge — most Harlingen movers enforce a two-hour minimum, so a fast one-hour job may still cost the full block.
- Flag heavy or specialty items upfront — items like pianos or safes are not usually covered by a standard hourly quote and can trigger a surcharge on arrival if you do not mention them first.
- Check what coverage is included — Texas requires only basic valuation, about $0.60 per pound per item, so a broken item nets you far less than it is worth unless you buy additional protection.
- Ask about weekend and end-of-month pricing — demand spikes then, so a mid-week, mid-month date can land you a lower rate.
- Set aside hazardous items yourself — movers will not transport propane tanks or aerosol cans, and packing these separately keeps the crew from stalling on the clock.
Once you know what to ask, the movers listed below are a reasonable place to start comparing answers.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Cameron County.
61% arrived from elsewhere in Texas. 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 movers43% 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $79,463 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Texas report $52,836. 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 Cameron County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 40% 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 Texas migration page →
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