Moving Companies in Paola, KS
Paola has a limited number of local movers in town, so many residents book regional crews or companies based out of the Kansas City metro.
Local moves under 50 miles are billed hourly, typically $110 to $150 per hour for a two- to three-person crew and truck. Total local costs generally run $400 to $1,500 or more, depending on whether you're moving a one-bedroom apartment or a four-bedroom house.
Moving out of state or elsewhere in Kansas past 100 miles shifts pricing to total weight and distance, usually $1,500 to $5,000 or more. Renting a truck yourself and handling the labor is the cheapest route, running roughly $60 to $130 for local use.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Miami County.
72% arrived from elsewhere in Kansas. 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 movers66% of departures stayed under 50 miles. Short local moves are usually priced by the hour, so a regional company is often the cheaper call.
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 $70,143 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Kansas report $82,826. 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 Miami County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 34% 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 Kansas migration page →
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