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Moving to Minnesota

Moving to Minnesota from another state

Moving to Minnesota from another state? Each state pair below shows the estimated road miles, a modelled delivery window and a modelled price range for a two-bedroom home. Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, an average state and local sales tax of 8.04% and a cost-of-living index of 97.7, where 100 is the US average. Those are the numbers you are moving into.

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The other state

Pick it from the 3 state pairs below to see its taxes, cost of living, road miles and a modelled price.
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Moving to

Minnesota

Top income tax rate
9.85%
Average sales tax, state and local
8.04%
Cost of living index (US average 100)
97.7

Taxes: Tax Foundation, 2025 State Tax Data. Cost of living: MERIC Cost of Living Index, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-15.

State pairs to Minnesota

Each card shows the estimated road miles between the two states, a modelled delivery window and a modelled range for a two-bedroom home. Listed in our own editorial order, not by price or quality: states that published migration studies show drawing more movers come first, then nearer states.

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Moving to Minnesota: what to know

A move that crosses a state line is an interstate move, so the mover needs federal operating authority from the FMCSA. Ask every mover for its USDOT number and look it up on the FMCSA website before you pay a deposit. The price is set mostly by how much you ship and how far it goes, which is why the ranges grow with the miles. They assume a typical two-bedroom home and are not quotes.

How to read the ranges to Minnesota

Each range comes from our own cost model: the estimated road miles between the two states' geographic centres, a typical volume for a two-bedroom home and a season factor. Your real addresses, your inventory and your move date change the price. A written estimate from a licensed mover names both states, the estimate type (binding or non-binding), how the weight or volume was worked out, the valuation coverage, the delivery window and the mover's USDOT and MC numbers.

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What a written estimate should say

A phone call or a text with a price is not an estimate. Before you compare movers, make sure each one puts these in writing.

  • Both states and both addresses

    So every estimate you compare prices the same move.

  • Binding or non-binding

    The estimate type decides whether the total can change on moving day.

  • How the weight or volume was worked out

    A video or in-home survey is firmer than a guess from the number of rooms.

  • Valuation coverage

    What is included, and what it costs to raise it to full value protection.

  • The delivery window

    A first and last delivery date, in writing. A long move arrives inside a window.

  • The mover’s USDOT and MC numbers

    Look them up on the FMCSA website before you pay a deposit.

Sources

  • Tax Foundation, 2025 State Tax Data, retrieved 2026-01-15
  • MERIC Cost of Living Index, 2025, retrieved 2026-01-15
  • Our moving cost model (moving-estimate-v2): modelled ranges from road miles, home size and a season factor, not quotes
  • FMCSA: Protect Your Move (opens in a new tab), retrieved 2026-09-13

Questions about moving to Minnesota

Short answers. The state pair pages go further.

How much does it cost to move to Minnesota?

It depends on the distance, how much you ship and when you move. Open a state pair on this page for its modelled range for a two-bedroom home. For a price you can hold a mover to, ask for written estimates.

Does a mover to Minnesota need a federal license?

Yes. A mover that carries household goods across a state line needs operating authority from the FMCSA and a USDOT number. You can look up any mover's USDOT number on the FMCSA website before you book.

Do taxes change when I move to Minnesota?

They can. Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85% and an average state and local sales tax of 8.04% (Tax Foundation, 2025 State Tax Data). Open a state pair to see how the other state compares.

Is the cost range on this page a written estimate?

No. It is a modelled range from our cost model, for budgeting. 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.

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Get your move to Minnesota priced in writing

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.

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