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Stillwater Movers
No peak-date premium, and no stair, long-carry or shuttle fees. Family owned since 1999, serving Stillwater, MN and Washington County.
If you are moving in Stillwater, moving into the area, or leaving Stillwater for somewhere else, most of your questions are probably pretty straightforward: How much will it cost? How early should you book? What happens on moving day? Can movers pack for you? Are there extra charges you should know about?
Good Stuff Moving has been moving homes and businesses since 1999. We handle local moves throughout Stillwater and the surrounding area, as well as moves elsewhere in Minnesota and across the country. Our services include residential moving, apartment moving, commercial moving, packing, and senior moving.
How Much Does Moving Cost in Stillwater?
Most people want to know the same thing first: what is this move going to cost? For Good Stuff Moving, house moves typically range from $1,000 to $3,000, while apartments and townhomes usually fall between $800 and $2,000. Senior moves generally range from $800 to $2,000, and office or warehouse moves can range from $1,000 to $8,000.
Those are general ranges, not quotes. The final price depends on how much you are moving, how many movers and trucks are needed, stairs or elevators, the distance between the home and the truck, furniture that needs to be taken apart, and whether you need help packing. Two homes can be the same size and still take very different amounts of time to move, which is why a good estimate starts with understanding what is actually in the home.
What Can Make a Move Take Longer?
For an hourly move, time matters. Understanding what slows a crew down can also help you prepare and potentially keep your moving costs under control.
Common factors include:
- Extra boxes. A home with 150 boxes takes longer to load and unload than one with 50, even if the furniture is similar.
- Stairs. Carrying furniture up or down stairs naturally takes longer than moving everything directly through a ground-level entrance.
- Long walks. If the truck can’t park close to the door, every item has to travel farther.
- Elevators. Waiting for an elevator can add significant time, especially when it isn’t reserved exclusively for the move.
- Furniture disassembly. Beds, large tables, shelving, and other pieces may need to come apart before they can safely leave the home.
- Poor preparation. Loose items, unfinished packing, and boxes that aren’t sealed can slow down loading.
- Difficult truck access. Tight streets, parking restrictions, steep driveways, or other access problems may change where the moving truck can park.
Mention potential access issues when you schedule your estimate. It’s much easier to solve those problems before moving day than after the truck arrives.
How Does a Moving Estimate Work?
A moving estimate is based on what the mover knows about the job before moving day. The better we understand your move ahead of time, the more useful that estimate is going to be. That means looking beyond the obvious furniture. Garages, basements, storage rooms, packed closets, exercise equipment, patio furniture, and boxes can all add time.
Access matters too. A home where the truck can park close to the front door is very different from an apartment three floors up or a house set back from the street. Good Stuff Moving offers free on-site estimates and reports completing 97% of moves for less than the estimated amount.
How Early Should You Book?
There is no single booking window that works for every move. Availability depends on the time of year, day of the week, and how large your move is, with warmer months and weekends often being busier. If you already know your closing date, lease date, or preferred moving day, it generally makes sense to start getting quotes sooner rather than later.
Larger moves can also require more planning if you need additional movers or more than one truck. If your date is still up in the air, you can still start the conversation and work from the timeframe you have.
Why Choose Good Stuff Moving?
Good Stuff Moving has been moving homes and businesses since 1999 and reports completing more than 100,000 moves. A few of the policies that are especially relevant when comparing movers include no peak pricing, no stair or elevator fees, no long-carry or shuttle fees, a $50 deposit that is refundable when the move is canceled at least 48 hours beforehand, and free on-site estimates.
Good Stuff Moving also reports completing 97% of moves for less than the estimated amount. US DOT #3999175 | Minnesota HHG #384517
What to Expect on Moving Day
If you have never hired movers before, the process is pretty straightforward. The crew arrives, reviews what is being moved, and starts preparing furniture for transport. Larger pieces may need to be wrapped or partially disassembled before they can safely leave the home.
The truck is then loaded in an order that keeps everything secure during transportation. At the new home, the crew unloads and places furniture and boxes where you direct them. Before the crew leaves, it is a good idea to walk through the home and make sure nothing has been overlooked.
Moving Houses, Apartments, and Townhomes in Stillwater
Stillwater moves can look very different depending on where you live. A house move might involve multiple floors, a basement, garage, outdoor furniture, and storage areas. Apartment and townhome moves are often smaller, but elevators, stairs, hallways, parking, and loading access can make them more complicated.
That comes up often in downtown Stillwater, where older buildings can have narrow stairways, tight turns, and less space for a moving truck. Our residential movers and apartment movers handle both. If your move takes you between Stillwater and nearby areas such as St. Paul or Cottage Grove, our St. Paul movers and Cottage Grove movers can help on that end of the move as well.
4 Ways to Hire Good Stuff For Residential Moving
Furniture & Packing
Pack your household goods into boxes and move the miscellaneous items yourself. (i.e. plants, lamps, pictures, toys, garage items, etc.)
You Don't Lift a Finger!
On day one, we'll come over and pack all of your goods into boxes to prepare them to be moved. On day two, we move everything into your new home.
Packing Only
We take the hassle away from packing by bringing our own boxes and having our professionally trained movers carefully packing all of your belongings.
Everything Moved
Pack your goods into boxes and have Good Stuff Moving move everything in your house. All you need to do is pack, label, and tell us where everything goes!
How to Prepare for Your Move
A little preparation can save a surprising amount of time on moving day. If you are packing yourself, try to have boxes sealed and labeled before the crew arrives. Clear the main walkways, separate anything you are taking personally, and make sure pets are somewhere safe and out of the way.
If you live in an apartment or condo, check whether the building has any rules about elevators, loading areas, or moving hours. It is much easier to deal with those requirements ahead of time than while the moving truck is waiting outside.
Packing Services for Stillwater Moves
Packing almost always takes longer than people expect. Furniture is easy to remember when estimating the size of a move. The dozens, or sometimes hundreds, of smaller items inside closets, cabinets, basements, garages, and kitchens are easier to overlook.
Good Stuff Moving offers packing services for customers who want help preparing for moving day.
Full Packing Services
With full packing, the packing crew works through the home room by room, boxing and labeling belongings before the move.
This can be useful when you're short on time, moving a large household, or simply don't want to spend several evenings and weekends packing.
Furniture that needs to be disassembled for safe transportation can also be identified before loading begins.
Partial Packing Services
You don't have to hire movers to pack the entire house.
Partial packing allows you to handle the straightforward items yourself while leaving more difficult areas to the crew. Kitchens, glassware, mirrors, artwork, and other fragile belongings are common examples.
Planning a Move in Downtown Stillwater
Moving downtown is usually less about the size of the apartment and more about access. Parts of Main Street have limited parking, and some buildings have narrow stairs, tight hallways, or limited elevator access. Before moving day, we want to know which floor you are on, whether there is an elevator, where the truck can park, and how far the crew has to carry everything.
Those details can make a noticeable difference in how smoothly the move goes, especially when the truck cannot park directly outside the building.
Senior Moves in Stillwater
A senior move often comes with more decisions than a typical household move. Someone may be leaving a home they have lived in for decades and moving into a smaller apartment, independent living community, assisted living community, or a family member’s home.
That often means deciding what will fit, what should move, and what should stay behind before moving day. Our senior moving services can help with moves throughout Stillwater and nearby Oak Park Heights, including moves into communities such as Rivertown Commons and Boutwells Landing. Senior moves typically range from $800 to $2,000 depending on the amount being moved and the work involved.
Commercial Moving in Stillwater
Commercial moves are not just about furniture and boxes. They are also about keeping downtime under control. Downtown businesses may have to work around stairs, parking, customers, and limited loading access, while businesses closer to Highway 36 may have easier truck access but more desks, equipment, inventory, or workstations to coordinate.
Our commercial movers handle office and warehouse moves throughout the area. Commercial moves typically range from $1,000 to $8,000 depending on the size and complexity of the move.
Office Equipment Movers
Desks, conference tables, shelving, workstations, and filing systems may need to be disassembled before they can be moved safely.
A clear floor plan also helps the crew place furniture correctly the first time instead of moving the same pieces again after unloading.
Secure Packing & Transportation
Commercial packing can range from a few fragile items to an entire office.
Computers, servers, sensitive records, and specialized equipment may require additional preparation by your own IT team, vendors, or employees before the movers arrive. Discuss those items during the estimate so everyone understands who is responsible for what.
Long Distance Movers Serving Stillwater
Moving from Stillwater to another state is different from moving across town. Once a household move crosses state lines, it becomes an interstate move and falls under federal moving regulations.
Good Stuff Moving provides long-distance moving services for customers leaving Stillwater for destinations outside Minnesota.
For long-distance moves, your estimate should clearly explain what is included in the price and how your shipment will be handled. Distance, shipment size, services such as packing, and the destination all affect the final cost.
In-State Moving Services
Not every long move is an interstate move. A move from Stillwater to Duluth, Rochester, Brainerd, or another Minnesota city stays within the state. These moves still require more planning than a typical move across town. Drive time becomes a larger part of the day, and the crew needs an accurate inventory so the correct truck and number of movers can be scheduled. An inventory is simply a detailed list of the furniture, boxes, appliances, and other belongings you want the movers to transport.
Exclusive Cross Country Moving
For a cross-country move, ask how your belongings will be transported and whether your shipment will share truck space with other customers.
Call 651-488-4808 to discuss your long-distance move.
Moving and Storage Options
Sometimes the move-out date and move-in date don’t line up.
A home closing can change, construction can run behind schedule, or a lease may end before the next home is ready. In those situations, storage can bridge the gap.
Good Stuff Moving offers storage starting at $75 per month. Belongings are stored in vaults inside a climate-controlled warehouse. A storage vault is a large enclosed container used to keep a customer’s belongings grouped together while they’re in storage.
Storage can also be useful during renovations, downsizing, or longer transitions between homes.
Climate Controlled
Secure, climate-controlled units in Minnesota for furniture, electronics and the things you could not replace. Solid wood and upholstery do not survive a Minnesota winter in an unheated garage.
Specialized Trucks, Equipment, and Supplies
Storage that works around a renovation, a downsizing, or the gap between one place and the next. The crew that loads your house loads the unit and brings it back out, so nothing is handled by a stranger in between.
Moving in the Wintertime in Stillwater
Moving in January is different from moving in July, but it is still a normal part of moving in Minnesota. Stillwater uses odd-even winter parking from November 1 through April 1, and snow can reduce the amount of curb space available for a truck.
Before moving day, clearing the driveway, sidewalk, steps, and main walking path helps the crew move more safely and efficiently. Snow and cold do not have to derail the move. They just need to be part of the plan.
Frequently Asked Questions About Moving in Stillwater
How much do movers cost in Stillwater?
Local moves bill by the hour, with a two-hour minimum and a two-person crew. House moves typically run $1,000 to $3,000, apartments and townhomes $800 to $2,000, offices $1,000 to $8,000. The spread comes down to how much you have, the walk to the truck, stairs, and how many movers and trucks it takes. A range is not a quote. The only honest number comes from a walkthrough, and we beat ours 97% of the time.
Can a moving truck park on Main Street in downtown Stillwater?
Not for a whole move. The core of Main Street is free ninety-minute parking, nowhere near enough to load an apartment, and the paid spaces, lots and ramp sit nearby rather than at your door. Downtown jobs get arranged with the city ahead of the date so the truck has a spot it can legally hold all day. Raise it at the walkthrough. It is the most common reason a downtown move runs long.
How do movers handle Stillwater's winter parking rules?
From November 1 through April 1 the city runs odd-even parking, so your legal side of the street depends on the date and changes at midnight. A truck left on the wrong side can be issued a summons and towed. We plan the load window around it, and on a two-day move we never leave a loaded truck on a residential street overnight. Streets also take four plow passes to clear, so we keep out of the way.
What are the warning signs of a bad moving company?
A large upfront deposit is the clearest one. There is no operational reason to ask hundreds of dollars to hold a date, and money that size is hard to get back if plans change. Ours is $50. Next, check licensing: an interstate carrier should hand over a US DOT number and a Minnesota household goods license without hesitation, and both are public records you can look up. Ours are 3999175 and 384517. Last, insist on a written estimate that came from a walkthrough, not a number over the phone. Run that checklist on every Stillwater mover you call.
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Whether you’re coming down from St. Paul, moving across town from a split-level to a new build, or helping a parent into Boutwells Landing, our Stillwater movers would like to earn the job. Tell us about your move and we will send back a clear, honest number.
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