Moving Companies in San Benito, TX
Local movers here typically charge $100 to $110 an hour for a two-person crew and truck, and most companies enforce a two- or three-hour minimum, meaning that block of time gets billed regardless of how quickly the crew finishes. A one-bedroom home usually runs $300 to $600, a two-bedroom runs $700 to $1,400, and a three-plus-bedroom home runs $1,000 to $2,000 or more.
To keep the bill down, ask upfront whether the travel fee, which covers the crew's drive to and from your home, gets folded into the hourly rate or shows up as its own line item. Flag stairs or a long carry from your door to the truck before moving day, since unannounced access issues often trigger extra charges. Standard liability coverage only pays $0.60 per pound per item, so a broken 30-pound TV worth $1,000 nets just $18 unless you buy better coverage.
Get a written binding or not-to-exceed estimate rather than a phone quote, and budget $20 to $40 per mover in tips for a half day, or $50 to $100 apiece if the job runs a full, grueling day.
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Who's moving to San Benito, TX
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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