Residential moves we run every week
Most of what North Desert Moving does is full households in and out of the Verde Valley, and the housing stock here isn’t uniform. A 1920s Old Town adobe near the wine district is nothing like a 2005 stucco ranch on the Verde Santa Fe mesa, and neither is anything like a well-and-septic property out toward Camp Verde or Cornville with a quarter-mile gravel driveway.
My crews scope access before the truck rolls — stairs, doorway widths, RV/boat-pad driveways common on larger high-desert lots, or a Jerome switchback that needs a hand-carry plan entirely. Silas Whitmore has led our hillside and specialty-access jobs since 2016, and he walks the approach with you before anything gets lifted.
Verde Valley residential flat-rate examples
| House size | Crew | Typical flat rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bed condo / apartment | 2 movers | $520 – $780 |
| 2-bed Verde Santa Fe stucco ranch | 2-3 movers | $980 – $1,480 |
| 3-bed Old Town adobe / brick storefront home | 3 movers | $1,650 – $2,300 |
| 4-bed Cottonwood Ranch subdivision | 3 movers | $2,150 – $2,950 |
| Rural acreage, Camp Verde / Cornville / Rimrock | 3-4 movers | $2,450 – $3,400 |
| Jerome hillside historic (hand-carry) | 3-4 movers | $2,650 – $3,800 |
Hourly basis is $159/hr for 2 movers and $209/hr for 3, but the number you sign is flat. Cargo coverage rides up to $1,000,000 per shipment with $0.60/lb released-value standard, backed by our Arizona household-goods carrier permit.
The Verde Valley housing quirks we plan for
Rural properties toward Cornville and Rimrock often run on well-and-septic systems with dirt-road access — we tarp the path and stage a shuttle truck if the gravel won’t take the 26-footer. Old Town adobe walls mean narrow original doorways; we measure furniture before the load day, not on it. Need boxing help too? See full-service packing. Selling first, buying second? Storage at our Old Town yard covers the gap.
What is folded into your Cottonwood, AZ flat rate
- Pre-move walkthrough of stairs, doorways, gravel or dirt-road access
- Floor runners and corner guards through both houses
- Disassembly of beds, sectional sofas, dining tables, entertainment units
- Wardrobe boxes for hanging closets — nothing gets refolded twice
- Appliance dollies and stair climbers for fridges, gun safes, and workshop gear
- Plywood tracks for rural gravel or dirt driveways in Cornville and Rimrock
- Reassembly and placement at the new house, where you actually want it
- $1,000,000 cargo coverage per shipment available, Arizona carrier permit on file
What will it run?
Two polos plus the rig running the clock at $159/hr, or shut the meter down entirely with a countersigned Verde Valley flat figure that folds the whole job onto one page
Both rates already cover pads, dollies, shrink film, hand-carry gear for Jerome's switchback streets, and whatever Certificate of Insurance a Sedona-corridor or Verde Santa Fe building wants on file. Add a third mover and the crew rate becomes $209/hr.
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