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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from 617 Boston Movers. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$900 – $1,700
Typical move around $1,300
When a snowstorm threatened to derail a customer's move day in March 2026, 617 Boston Movers still showed up prepared — laying down floor covers, wrapping the mattress in plastic, and shoveling a path from the truck to the door. That kind of composure under pressure runs through a deep string of reviews for this East Boston-based crew, which handles everything from single-room moves to full households and office relocations around the city. That pattern holds up across 161 reviews collected since 2024 across five platforms, a 5-star average from 176 Google ratings, and an A grade from the Better Business Bureau. The last six months alone brought 13 reviews and zero negative ones — including one describing movers who quietly repacked a box that tore apart mid-move out of a Roslindale apartment instead of brushing it off, and another about an Everett renter who called them in on short notice after a landlord-forced move-out. The crew also takes on bigger, trickier jobs. In a December 2025 review, a family described a long-distance move from Boston to Washington DC where the movers slowed down to protect a fiddle leaf fig that hates being jostled, and another customer that same month credited the team with getting a Boston-to-Philadelphia move done without adding to the stress. On the commercial side, a September 2025 review described a 10-desk office relocation from Cambridge to the Financial District, with computers and files moved and desks reassembled without anything out of place. One thing worth asking about upfront: in a February 2026 review, a customer's final bill came in higher than the original estimate, which they chalked up to not having fully described how complicated the new house would be. A September 2025 customer reported the opposite — the final bill matched the original quote to the dollar — so a full walkthrough of both ends of the move at estimate time is the difference between the two outcomes. Whether it's a single studio move across town or a cross-country relocation with fragile items in tow, the reviews describe a crew that handles both the same way — carefully, and without excuses when something slips. Worth pinning down exactly what the estimate covers before moving day.
“No complaints have been reported against this company in the last four years.”
Best moving experience I’ve had in the Boston area. Hard workers, serious, polite and everything is quoted upfront. When they could use extra padding or wrapping, they always ask if you want it instead of doing it and then charging. This was a very pleasant moving experience.
I have moved quite a few times over the last few years and this was by far the best moving experience I have had. The movers showed up right on time, were extremely efficient, and very careful with my belongings. They had to do a three story move and completed everything within 3 hours. Great experience, highly recommended.
On Budget, careful, thorough, and professional are descriptors I would use to describe the service I received from 617 Boston Movers. I will use them again for my next move!
617 movers are amazing and so careful with your things!
John and his team were incredible. They were fast, professional and moved all of our furniture with no damage at all. They were friendly and attentive and excellent workers. I would strongly recommend them.
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