State-to-state moves
Crossing a state line? Know what changes before you move.
Compare modelled costs, transit windows and state taxes for moves between the 50 states and DC. When you are ready, the 8 Top Movers moving team gets written estimates from licensed movers.
50 states and DC · 300 state-to-state lanes
The state line
California to Texas: what changes when you cross
The two states side by side with the facts that change, then the road miles, a modelled delivery window and a modelled price for a two-bedroom home.
Leaving
California
- Top income tax rate
- 13.3%
- Average sales tax, state and local
- 8.85%
- Cost of living index (US average 100)
- 138.5
Moving to
Texas
- Top income tax rate
- None
- Average sales tax, state and local
- 8.2%
- Cost of living index (US average 100)
- 92.7
About 1,430 road miles · 5–8 days in transit (modelled)
Taxes: Tax Foundation, 2025 State Tax Data. Cost of living: MERIC Cost of Living Index, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
What changes across the line
- Top income tax rate
- 13.3% → None: 13.3 points lower in Texas
- Average sales tax
- 8.85% → 8.2%: 0.65 points lower in Texas
- Cost of living index
- 138.5 → 92.7: 45.8 points lower in Texas
Texas also sets its own deadlines for a new driver’s license and vehicle registration. Check its motor vehicle agency once you know your moving date.
Modelled cost, two-bedroom home, California to Texas
$4,088–$5,531
- Estimated road miles
- About 1,430
- Delivery window (modelled)
- 5–8 days
A modelled range from our cost model (road distance, typical volume for the home size and a season factor), not a quote. Written estimates come from licensed movers through the 8 Top Movers moving team.
State pairs to start with
Distances are estimated road miles between the two states. Delivery windows and prices come from our cost model, not from a mover.
- California to TexasAbout 1,430 road miles · 5–8 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $4,088–$5,531
- Arizona to FloridaAbout 2,076 road miles · 7–14 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $5,904–$7,988
- Florida to ArizonaAbout 2,076 road miles · 7–14 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $5,904–$7,988
- Idaho to ArizonaAbout 843 road miles · 3–5 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $2,438–$3,298
- North Carolina to ArizonaAbout 2,150 road miles · 7–14 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $6,112–$8,270
- South Carolina to ArizonaAbout 2,070 road miles · 7–14 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $5,888–$7,966
- Tennessee to ArizonaAbout 1,690 road miles · 5–8 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $4,819–$6,520
- Texas to ArizonaAbout 874 road miles · 3–5 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $2,525–$3,416
- California to ArizonaAbout 569 road miles · 3–5 days in transit (modelled)Modelled, two-bedroom home: $1,668–$2,256
Three steps, no obligation
How your free estimates work
You never pay us, and asking is never a booking.
Tell us about the move
Where you are leaving, where you are headed, roughly when, and how much there is. It takes a minute and needs no account.
We make the calls
The 8 Top Movers moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and asks each for a written estimate.
You compare and choose
Read the estimates side by side. Pick one, or pick none. Nothing is booked until you say so, and you never pay us.
Moving from your state
Each state page lists its state pairs with road miles, a modelled delivery window and a modelled price.
What to check before you cross a state line
Things you can check yourself, with any mover, before you sign anything.
The mover’s USDOT number
A mover that carries your things across a state line needs federal operating authority. Look the number up on the FMCSA website before you pay a deposit.
Binding or non-binding
Ask which kind of estimate you are getting. It decides whether the total can change on moving day.
Valuation coverage
What the mover owes you if something is lost or broken, and what it costs to raise that to full value.
The delivery window
A long move arrives inside a window of days. Get the first and last date in writing.
Your new state’s license and registration rules
Each state sets its own deadlines for a new driver’s license and vehicle registration. Check its motor vehicle agency once you have a moving date.
Taxes on both sides of the line
Income tax, sales tax and cost of living can all change. Every state pair page lays them side by side.
State pairs, not city hops
Every page on this site is about moving between two US states, or out of one: a modelled cost, a modelled transit window and what changes across the state line. City-to-city costs, city guides and calculators are on Top Movers Hub, and long-haul city routes are on Top Cross Country Movers.
Need a portable storage container?
Top Storage Pods gets written quotes for portable storage and moving containers.
See Top Storage PodsOur top choice list
Our top picks and affiliated movers from our network. Each one is listed on 8 Top Movers, whose moving team handles the estimate requests from this site.
- Global Elegance Moving and LogisticsBased in Boca Raton, FL
- TapMoveBased in Sacramento, CA
- LoadRansBased in Vernon, CA
- Bristol Moving and StorageBased in Spotswood, NJ
- Hudson Van LinesBased in Randolph, NJ
- Royal Van LinesBased in West Milford, NJ
- Pacific Moving and StorageBased in Ladera Ranch, CA
- Apex Van LinesBased in Kirkland, WA
Global Elegance Moving and Logistics shares ownership with 8 Top Movers.
We may be compensated by movers in our network. Nobody pays for placement.
Questions people ask
Before you ask for estimates
Straight answers about state-to-state moves and how this site works.
What is Top Interstate Movers?
Top Interstate Movers is a free research site for moves between two US states. Each state-pair page shows a modelled cost range, a modelled transit window and what changes across the state line, such as income tax, sales tax and cost of living, for moves between the 50 states and DC. We are not a moving company and we do not book trucks.
How is this different from Top Movers Hub or Top Cross Country Movers?
Use this site when you are moving from one state to another. Top Movers Hub covers city-to-city costs under 500 miles, city guides and calculators. Top Cross Country Movers covers city-to-city routes of 500 miles or more. Estimate requests from all three sites go to the 8 Top Movers moving team.
Are the cost numbers on a state-pair page a quote?
No. They come from our own cost model: the distance, the typical volume for the home size and a season factor. Use them to budget and to check an estimate you already have. When you ask for estimates, the 8 Top Movers moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and brings back written estimates. You never pay us, and asking is never a booking.
Do interstate movers need federal authority?
Yes. A mover that carries household goods across state lines needs a USDOT number and interstate operating authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Before you hire anyone, look the mover up on the FMCSA SAFER site and check its authority and the insurance it has on file.
Get your state-to-state move priced in writing
One short form. Our moving team brings you free written estimates from licensed movers, and nothing is booked until you choose.