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Free moving tools and calculators
Use these free moving tools to plan your budget, compare options and organize tasks. Pick a question, enter your numbers and review the result. No account or email is needed for the calculators.
Money, housing and moving costs
Salary Equivalency Calculator by State
See the salary that matches your current buying power in another state, using the same BEA price data as OSG’s state comparison.
Open Salary Equivalency Calculator12-Month Moving Budget Calculator
Compare the monthly change after moving with upfront expenses, deposits and the first year’s cash flow.
Open 12-Month Moving Budget CalculatorMoving Cost Estimator by Distance
Build a low–high moving budget from route miles, your inventory and your own quotes or planning rates.
Open Moving Cost Estimator by DistanceStorage Cost Calculator
See the full storage bill across your stay, including insurance, fees, discounts, tax and a separate refundable deposit.
Open Storage Cost CalculatorRent vs. Buy Moving Calculator
Compare housing cash needs and costs over your chosen stay, with mortgage principal, resale value and selling costs shown separately.
Open Rent vs. Buy Moving CalculatorState Tax Impact Calculator
Compare income, property and sales taxes together, then view five full years and save wage, retirement or self-employed scenarios.
Open State Tax Impact CalculatorTake-Home Pay & Part-Year Moving Tax Calculator
Estimate 2026 W-2 take-home pay after modeled taxes and deductions, and compare staying in one state with a part-year move.
Open Take-Home Pay CalculatorVehicles, specialty moves and state data
Car Shipping Cost Calculator
Compare two or three car-shipping quotes, including extra charges, deposit and cost per mile.
Open Car Shipping CalculatorMobile Home Moving Cost Calculator
Estimate a planning range for moving a single-wide or double-wide manufactured home.
Open Mobile Home CalculatorCollege Summer Storage Planner
Compare storing a student’s belongings near campus with shipping them home, then print the checklist.
Open Summer Storage PlannerFind Your State
Pick two or three states and compare cost, housing and jobs side by side on one map.
Compare Your States50-State Facts Explorer
Rank all 50 states on 23 facts, from living costs and rent to commute time and migration.
Open the Facts ExplorerPenske vs. U-Haul Quote Checklist
Compare one-way truck quotes line by line and print a checklist before you book.
Compare Truck QuotesMoving options and upfront costs
Budget for the move itself
Add movers, transport, supplies and deposits to plan the cash needed for moving day. Use the 12-month budget above to compare life after the move.
Rent a truck or hire movers?
Compare a truck, a container and movers using your own prices.
Drive or ship my car?
Compare fuel, hotels and shipping. Include the cost of getting yourself there.
Sell it or move it?
See whether keeping an item costs less than selling and replacing it.
Not sure what to enter?
In the cost comparison tools, choose Load an example to see how the inputs work. Example prices are made up. Replace them with your own quotes before using the result.
Blank extra costs count as $0. Check them so you do not miss an expense.
Plan boxes, storage, time and measurements
Use these free planning tools to prepare your move. Each explains its assumptions and lets you print your results.
How many moving boxes?
Estimate small, medium, large and wardrobe boxes for your household.
Use the moving box calculatorWhat storage unit size?
Allow for your belongings, bulky items and an aisle before comparing units.
Use the storage unit size calculatorHow long will moving take?
Plan packing, loading, driving and unloading time with your available helpers.
Use the moving time calculatorHow many linear feet?
Add lengths and quantities for shelving, trim or other supplies in your new home.
Use the linear feet calculatorHandle address changes and move-year records
Choose the part of the move you are handling: the timeline, address updates, official state deadlines, DMV documents or tax records. Save progress where available and print a copy for the move.
State deadlines and address changes
Use official agency links and separate old-state and new-state steps.
Browse all 50 state deadline guides12-week moving timeline
Schedule the move from early planning through arrival. Tick off tasks, keep progress and print or download the list.
Build my moving timelineNew-resident DMV documents
Prepare license, identity, residence and vehicle paperwork before the agency visit. Use the state deadline guide for timing.
Prepare my DMV checklistWho needs your new address?
Plan mail, utility, bank, insurance and government record updates for your household.
Use the change of address checklistWhat tax records should you keep?
Organize move-year documents and compare reviewed guidance for California, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Texas. Other states have clear coverage notices.
Use the state tax residency checklistMore ways to plan
Compare two states · Use the printable moving checklist · Plan your new-state DMV tasks · Understand moving costs · Read the moving guides · Ship your car · Moving with pets · Pack shoes safely · Mobile home moving costs · Most affordable states · Get moving planning updates