Moving in Louisville? Here is what nobody tells you until the truck shows up.
Move Louisville is an independent, plain-English guide to moving to, from, and within Louisville, Kentucky. We are not a moving company. We just live here, we have moved here more times than we care to admit, and we got tired of watching neighbors get burned by lowball quotes and unlicensed crews.
Start here
What a Louisville move actually costs
Hourly rates, real estimates from a one-bedroom to a four-bedroom house, tipping, and why June costs more than January.
Read the cost guide →How to pick a mover you can trust
The two license checks that take five minutes, the insurance questions to ask, and the red flags the FMCSA warns about.
Read the vetting guide →The 4-week moving countdown
A week-by-week checklist built for Louisville: LG&E, Louisville Water, trash service, address changes, and truck parking on narrow streets.
Get the checklist →Where should you actually live?
The Highlands, St. Matthews, NuLu, Germantown, Jeffersontown, and the Southern Indiana side, explained like a friend would.
Explore neighborhoods →Ready to hire someone?
The single biggest money-saver in any move is getting two or three competing quotes from licensed movers. Most people get one quote, wince, and sign. We wrote a short guide on how to do it the smart way, including exactly what to say and what paperwork to expect.
Why this site exists
Louisville is a great town to move around in. It is also a town where a shotgun house in Germantown, a third-floor walkup in the Highlands, and a two-car-garage colonial in Jeffersontown are three completely different moving jobs, and generic national advice does not cover that.
Every guide here follows three rules: no invented numbers, no pretending to be neutral about scams, and no recommending anyone we would not let carry our own grandmother's china cabinet. When we cite a price or a rule, it comes from a real source like the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the FMCSA, or published cost surveys, and we say so.
Three things to do before anything else
- Set your date early, and avoid the crunch if you can. Summer weekends and the last few days of any month book up fast and cost more. A mid-week, mid-month move in the off-season is the same truck at a friendlier price.
- Verify the license before you fall in love with a price. Kentucky movers need a KYTC Household Goods Certificate for in-state moves. Interstate movers need a USDOT number you can look up for free. Here is how to check both.
- Get everything in writing. A real mover gives you a written estimate after seeing your stuff, in person or on a video call. A phone quote with no survey is a guess at best and bait at worst.