AL · The Yellowhammer State
Moving to or from Alabama?
College football cathedrals, the birthplace of the civil rights movement, NASA's rocket city in Huntsville, and 60 miles of Gulf Coast beaches. Alabama is a bigger state than most outsiders realize.
- #24 Population rank
- 5,100,000 Residents
- Huntsville Largest city
- Montgomery State capital
What Alabama Is Known For
Why people move to Alabama.
- Huntsville — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, and the fastest-growing tech metro in the Deep South
- Civil rights history — Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma are essential stops in American history
- College football religion — the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers
- Gulf Shores and Orange Beach — 60 miles of white-sand Gulf Coast shoreline
- Automotive manufacturing — Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and Mazda all have major Alabama plants
- One of the lowest costs of living in the continental US
Icons of Alabama
Where people spend their time.
- US Space & Rocket Center Huntsville
- Gulf Shores State Park Gulf Shores
- Edmund Pettus Bridge Selma
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Birmingham
- Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa
- USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Mobile
- Cheaha State Park Delta
- DeSoto Caverns Childersburg
Major Metros
Biggest cities in Alabama.
Where most of Alabama's moves originate and terminate.
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Huntsville Pop. 225,000
Largest AL city; space and defense tech hub
Explore Huntsville guide -
Birmingham Pop. 200,000
Historic industrial center; medical and banking anchor
Explore Birmingham guide -
Montgomery Pop. 195,000
State capital; birthplace of the modern civil rights movement
Explore Montgomery guide -
Mobile Pop. 185,000
Gulf Coast port city; oldest city in Alabama; home of the original Mardi Gras
Explore Mobile guide -
Tuscaloosa Pop. 110,000
University of Alabama; Crimson Tide football culture
Explore Tuscaloosa guide -
Hoover Pop. 92,000
Affluent Birmingham suburb; Riverchase Galleria
Explore Hoover guide -
Auburn Pop. 80,000
Auburn University; fast-growing college town
Explore Auburn guide -
Dothan Pop. 72,000
Southeast Alabama; Wiregrass region hub; peanut capital
Explore Dothan guide
Migration Patterns
Where Alabama movers come from and go to.
Most common moves to Alabama from:
Most common moves out of Alabama to:
City-to-City Move Guides
Detailed guides for Alabama city moves.
Each guide includes vetted movers, neighborhoods, climate, drive time, and what to expect on arrival.
Moving from a Alabama city:
From Birmingham:
- to Los Angeles, CA
- to Austin, TX
- to New York City, NY
- to Miami, FL
- to Chicago, IL
- to Phoenix, AZ
- to Charlotte, NC
- to Atlanta, GA
- to Dallas, TX
- to Houston, TX
- to Boston, MA
- to Seattle, WA
- to Denver, CO
- to Nashville, TN
- to Orlando, FL
- to Tampa, FL
- to San Francisco, CA
- to Portland, OR
- to Las Vegas, NV
- to San Diego, CA
- to Salt Lake City, UT
- to Minneapolis, MN
- to Raleigh, NC
- to San Antonio, TX
- to Indianapolis, IN
- to Philadelphia, PA
- to Washington, DC
- to Detroit, MI
- to Jacksonville, FL
- to Sacramento, CA
- to Columbus, OH
- to Pittsburgh, PA
- to New Orleans, LA
- to Memphis, TN
- to Louisville, KY
- to Cleveland, OH
- to Kansas City, MO
- to Cincinnati, OH
- to St. Louis, MO
- to Milwaukee, WI
- to Buffalo, NY
- to Albuquerque, NM
- to Huntsville, AL
- to Montgomery, AL
- to Mobile, AL
- to Little Rock, AR
- to Fayetteville, AR
- to Hartford, CT
- to New Haven, CT
- to Stamford, CT
- to Wilmington, DE
- to Dover, DE
- to Boise, ID
- to Idaho Falls, ID
- to Des Moines, IA
- to Cedar Rapids, IA
- to Wichita, KS
- to Topeka, KS
- to Portland, ME
- to Bangor, ME
- to Baltimore, MD
- to Annapolis, MD
- to Jackson, MS
- to Gulfport, MS
- to Billings, MT
- to Bozeman, MT
- to Omaha, NE
- to Lincoln, NE
- to Manchester, NH
- to Nashua, NH
- to Newark, NJ
- to Jersey City, NJ
- to Hoboken, NJ
- to Fargo, ND
- to Bismarck, ND
- to Oklahoma City, OK
- to Tulsa, OK
- to Providence, RI
- to Warwick, RI
- to Charleston, SC
- to Columbia, SC
- to Sioux Falls, SD
- to Rapid City, SD
- to Burlington, VT
- to Montpelier, VT
- to Richmond, VA
- to Virginia Beach, VA
- to Norfolk, VA
- to Charleston, WV
- to Morgantown, WV
- to Cheyenne, WY
- to Casper, WY
From Huntsville:
- to Los Angeles, CA
- to Austin, TX
- to New York City, NY
- to Miami, FL
- to Chicago, IL
- to Phoenix, AZ
- to Charlotte, NC
- to Atlanta, GA
- to Dallas, TX
- to Houston, TX
- to Boston, MA
- to Seattle, WA
- to Denver, CO
- to Nashville, TN
- to Orlando, FL
- to Tampa, FL
- to San Francisco, CA
- to Portland, OR
- to Las Vegas, NV
- to San Diego, CA
- to Salt Lake City, UT
- to Minneapolis, MN
- to Raleigh, NC
- to San Antonio, TX
- to Indianapolis, IN
- to Philadelphia, PA
- to Washington, DC
- to Detroit, MI
- to Jacksonville, FL
- to Sacramento, CA
- to Columbus, OH
- to Pittsburgh, PA
- to New Orleans, LA
- to Memphis, TN
- to Louisville, KY
- to Cleveland, OH
- to Kansas City, MO
- to Cincinnati, OH
- to St. Louis, MO
- to Milwaukee, WI
- to Buffalo, NY
- to Albuquerque, NM
- to Birmingham, AL
- to Montgomery, AL
- to Mobile, AL
- to Little Rock, AR
- to Fayetteville, AR
- to Hartford, CT
- to New Haven, CT
- to Stamford, CT
- to Wilmington, DE
- to Dover, DE
- to Boise, ID
- to Idaho Falls, ID
- to Des Moines, IA
- to Cedar Rapids, IA
- to Wichita, KS
- to Topeka, KS
- to Portland, ME
- to Bangor, ME
- to Baltimore, MD
- to Annapolis, MD
- to Jackson, MS
- to Gulfport, MS
- to Billings, MT
- to Bozeman, MT
- to Omaha, NE
- to Lincoln, NE
- to Manchester, NH
- to Nashua, NH
- to Newark, NJ
- to Jersey City, NJ
- to Hoboken, NJ
- to Fargo, ND
- to Bismarck, ND
- to Oklahoma City, OK
- to Tulsa, OK
- to Providence, RI
- to Warwick, RI
- to Charleston, SC
- to Columbia, SC
- to Sioux Falls, SD
- to Rapid City, SD
- to Burlington, VT
- to Montpelier, VT
- to Richmond, VA
- to Virginia Beach, VA
- to Norfolk, VA
- to Charleston, WV
- to Morgantown, WV
- to Cheyenne, WY
- to Casper, WY
From Montgomery:
- to Los Angeles, CA
- to Austin, TX
- to New York City, NY
- to Miami, FL
- to Chicago, IL
- to Phoenix, AZ
- to Charlotte, NC
- to Atlanta, GA
- to Dallas, TX
- to Houston, TX
- to Boston, MA
- to Seattle, WA
- to Denver, CO
- to Nashville, TN
- to Orlando, FL
- to Tampa, FL
- to San Francisco, CA
- to Portland, OR
- to Las Vegas, NV
- to San Diego, CA
- to Salt Lake City, UT
- to Minneapolis, MN
- to Raleigh, NC
- to San Antonio, TX
- to Indianapolis, IN
- to Philadelphia, PA
- to Washington, DC
- to Detroit, MI
- to Jacksonville, FL
- to Sacramento, CA
- to Columbus, OH
- to Pittsburgh, PA
- to New Orleans, LA
- to Memphis, TN
- to Louisville, KY
- to Cleveland, OH
- to Kansas City, MO
- to Cincinnati, OH
- to St. Louis, MO
- to Milwaukee, WI
- to Buffalo, NY
- to Albuquerque, NM
- to Birmingham, AL
- to Huntsville, AL
- to Mobile, AL
- to Little Rock, AR
- to Fayetteville, AR
- to Hartford, CT
- to New Haven, CT
- to Stamford, CT
- to Wilmington, DE
- to Dover, DE
- to Boise, ID
- to Idaho Falls, ID
- to Des Moines, IA
- to Cedar Rapids, IA
- to Wichita, KS
- to Topeka, KS
- to Portland, ME
- to Bangor, ME
- to Baltimore, MD
- to Annapolis, MD
- to Jackson, MS
- to Gulfport, MS
- to Billings, MT
- to Bozeman, MT
- to Omaha, NE
- to Lincoln, NE
- to Manchester, NH
- to Nashua, NH
- to Newark, NJ
- to Jersey City, NJ
- to Hoboken, NJ
- to Fargo, ND
- to Bismarck, ND
- to Oklahoma City, OK
- to Tulsa, OK
- to Providence, RI
- to Warwick, RI
- to Charleston, SC
- to Columbia, SC
- to Sioux Falls, SD
- to Rapid City, SD
- to Burlington, VT
- to Montpelier, VT
- to Richmond, VA
- to Virginia Beach, VA
- to Norfolk, VA
- to Charleston, WV
- to Morgantown, WV
- to Cheyenne, WY
- to Casper, WY
From Mobile:
- to Los Angeles, CA
- to Austin, TX
- to New York City, NY
- to Miami, FL
- to Chicago, IL
- to Phoenix, AZ
- to Charlotte, NC
- to Atlanta, GA
- to Dallas, TX
- to Houston, TX
- to Boston, MA
- to Seattle, WA
- to Denver, CO
- to Nashville, TN
- to Orlando, FL
- to Tampa, FL
- to San Francisco, CA
- to Portland, OR
- to Las Vegas, NV
- to San Diego, CA
- to Salt Lake City, UT
- to Minneapolis, MN
- to Raleigh, NC
- to San Antonio, TX
- to Indianapolis, IN
- to Philadelphia, PA
- to Washington, DC
- to Detroit, MI
- to Jacksonville, FL
- to Sacramento, CA
- to Columbus, OH
- to Pittsburgh, PA
- to New Orleans, LA
- to Memphis, TN
- to Louisville, KY
- to Cleveland, OH
- to Kansas City, MO
- to Cincinnati, OH
- to St. Louis, MO
- to Milwaukee, WI
- to Buffalo, NY
- to Albuquerque, NM
- to Birmingham, AL
- to Huntsville, AL
- to Montgomery, AL
- to Little Rock, AR
- to Fayetteville, AR
- to Hartford, CT
- to New Haven, CT
- to Stamford, CT
- to Wilmington, DE
- to Dover, DE
- to Boise, ID
- to Idaho Falls, ID
- to Des Moines, IA
- to Cedar Rapids, IA
- to Wichita, KS
- to Topeka, KS
- to Portland, ME
- to Bangor, ME
- to Baltimore, MD
- to Annapolis, MD
- to Jackson, MS
- to Gulfport, MS
- to Billings, MT
- to Bozeman, MT
- to Omaha, NE
- to Lincoln, NE
- to Manchester, NH
- to Nashua, NH
- to Newark, NJ
- to Jersey City, NJ
- to Hoboken, NJ
- to Fargo, ND
- to Bismarck, ND
- to Oklahoma City, OK
- to Tulsa, OK
- to Providence, RI
- to Warwick, RI
- to Charleston, SC
- to Columbia, SC
- to Sioux Falls, SD
- to Rapid City, SD
- to Burlington, VT
- to Montpelier, VT
- to Richmond, VA
- to Virginia Beach, VA
- to Norfolk, VA
- to Charleston, WV
- to Morgantown, WV
- to Cheyenne, WY
- to Casper, WY
Moving to a Alabama city:
To Birmingham:
- from Los Angeles, CA
- from Austin, TX
- from New York City, NY
- from Miami, FL
- from Chicago, IL
- from Phoenix, AZ
- from Charlotte, NC
- from Atlanta, GA
- from Dallas, TX
- from Houston, TX
- from Boston, MA
- from Seattle, WA
- from Denver, CO
- from Nashville, TN
- from Orlando, FL
- from Tampa, FL
- from San Francisco, CA
- from Portland, OR
- from Las Vegas, NV
- from San Diego, CA
- from Salt Lake City, UT
- from Minneapolis, MN
- from Raleigh, NC
- from San Antonio, TX
- from Indianapolis, IN
- from Philadelphia, PA
- from Washington, DC
- from Detroit, MI
- from Jacksonville, FL
- from Sacramento, CA
- from Columbus, OH
- from Pittsburgh, PA
- from New Orleans, LA
- from Memphis, TN
- from Louisville, KY
- from Cleveland, OH
- from Kansas City, MO
- from Cincinnati, OH
- from St. Louis, MO
- from Milwaukee, WI
- from Buffalo, NY
- from Albuquerque, NM
- from Huntsville, AL
- from Montgomery, AL
- from Mobile, AL
- from Little Rock, AR
- from Fayetteville, AR
- from Hartford, CT
- from New Haven, CT
- from Stamford, CT
- from Wilmington, DE
- from Dover, DE
- from Boise, ID
- from Idaho Falls, ID
- from Des Moines, IA
- from Cedar Rapids, IA
- from Wichita, KS
- from Topeka, KS
- from Portland, ME
- from Bangor, ME
- from Baltimore, MD
- from Annapolis, MD
- from Jackson, MS
- from Gulfport, MS
- from Billings, MT
- from Bozeman, MT
- from Omaha, NE
- from Lincoln, NE
- from Manchester, NH
- from Nashua, NH
- from Newark, NJ
- from Jersey City, NJ
- from Hoboken, NJ
- from Fargo, ND
- from Bismarck, ND
- from Oklahoma City, OK
- from Tulsa, OK
- from Providence, RI
- from Warwick, RI
- from Charleston, SC
- from Columbia, SC
- from Sioux Falls, SD
- from Rapid City, SD
- from Burlington, VT
- from Montpelier, VT
- from Richmond, VA
- from Virginia Beach, VA
- from Norfolk, VA
- from Charleston, WV
- from Morgantown, WV
- from Cheyenne, WY
- from Casper, WY
To Huntsville:
- from Los Angeles, CA
- from Austin, TX
- from New York City, NY
- from Miami, FL
- from Chicago, IL
- from Phoenix, AZ
- from Charlotte, NC
- from Atlanta, GA
- from Dallas, TX
- from Houston, TX
- from Boston, MA
- from Seattle, WA
- from Denver, CO
- from Nashville, TN
- from Orlando, FL
- from Tampa, FL
- from San Francisco, CA
- from Portland, OR
- from Las Vegas, NV
- from San Diego, CA
- from Salt Lake City, UT
- from Minneapolis, MN
- from Raleigh, NC
- from San Antonio, TX
- from Indianapolis, IN
- from Philadelphia, PA
- from Washington, DC
- from Detroit, MI
- from Jacksonville, FL
- from Sacramento, CA
- from Columbus, OH
- from Pittsburgh, PA
- from New Orleans, LA
- from Memphis, TN
- from Louisville, KY
- from Cleveland, OH
- from Kansas City, MO
- from Cincinnati, OH
- from St. Louis, MO
- from Milwaukee, WI
- from Buffalo, NY
- from Albuquerque, NM
- from Birmingham, AL
- from Montgomery, AL
- from Mobile, AL
- from Little Rock, AR
- from Fayetteville, AR
- from Hartford, CT
- from New Haven, CT
- from Stamford, CT
- from Wilmington, DE
- from Dover, DE
- from Boise, ID
- from Idaho Falls, ID
- from Des Moines, IA
- from Cedar Rapids, IA
- from Wichita, KS
- from Topeka, KS
- from Portland, ME
- from Bangor, ME
- from Baltimore, MD
- from Annapolis, MD
- from Jackson, MS
- from Gulfport, MS
- from Billings, MT
- from Bozeman, MT
- from Omaha, NE
- from Lincoln, NE
- from Manchester, NH
- from Nashua, NH
- from Newark, NJ
- from Jersey City, NJ
- from Hoboken, NJ
- from Fargo, ND
- from Bismarck, ND
- from Oklahoma City, OK
- from Tulsa, OK
- from Providence, RI
- from Warwick, RI
- from Charleston, SC
- from Columbia, SC
- from Sioux Falls, SD
- from Rapid City, SD
- from Burlington, VT
- from Montpelier, VT
- from Richmond, VA
- from Virginia Beach, VA
- from Norfolk, VA
- from Charleston, WV
- from Morgantown, WV
- from Cheyenne, WY
- from Casper, WY
To Montgomery:
- from Los Angeles, CA
- from Austin, TX
- from New York City, NY
- from Miami, FL
- from Chicago, IL
- from Phoenix, AZ
- from Charlotte, NC
- from Atlanta, GA
- from Dallas, TX
- from Houston, TX
- from Boston, MA
- from Seattle, WA
- from Denver, CO
- from Nashville, TN
- from Orlando, FL
- from Tampa, FL
- from San Francisco, CA
- from Portland, OR
- from Las Vegas, NV
- from San Diego, CA
- from Salt Lake City, UT
- from Minneapolis, MN
- from Raleigh, NC
- from San Antonio, TX
- from Indianapolis, IN
- from Philadelphia, PA
- from Washington, DC
- from Detroit, MI
- from Jacksonville, FL
- from Sacramento, CA
- from Columbus, OH
- from Pittsburgh, PA
- from New Orleans, LA
- from Memphis, TN
- from Louisville, KY
- from Cleveland, OH
- from Kansas City, MO
- from Cincinnati, OH
- from St. Louis, MO
- from Milwaukee, WI
- from Buffalo, NY
- from Albuquerque, NM
- from Birmingham, AL
- from Huntsville, AL
- from Mobile, AL
- from Little Rock, AR
- from Fayetteville, AR
- from Hartford, CT
- from New Haven, CT
- from Stamford, CT
- from Wilmington, DE
- from Dover, DE
- from Boise, ID
- from Idaho Falls, ID
- from Des Moines, IA
- from Cedar Rapids, IA
- from Wichita, KS
- from Topeka, KS
- from Portland, ME
- from Bangor, ME
- from Baltimore, MD
- from Annapolis, MD
- from Jackson, MS
- from Gulfport, MS
- from Billings, MT
- from Bozeman, MT
- from Omaha, NE
- from Lincoln, NE
- from Manchester, NH
- from Nashua, NH
- from Newark, NJ
- from Jersey City, NJ
- from Hoboken, NJ
- from Fargo, ND
- from Bismarck, ND
- from Oklahoma City, OK
- from Tulsa, OK
- from Providence, RI
- from Warwick, RI
- from Charleston, SC
- from Columbia, SC
- from Sioux Falls, SD
- from Rapid City, SD
- from Burlington, VT
- from Montpelier, VT
- from Richmond, VA
- from Virginia Beach, VA
- from Norfolk, VA
- from Charleston, WV
- from Morgantown, WV
- from Cheyenne, WY
- from Casper, WY
To Mobile:
- from Los Angeles, CA
- from Austin, TX
- from New York City, NY
- from Miami, FL
- from Chicago, IL
- from Phoenix, AZ
- from Charlotte, NC
- from Atlanta, GA
- from Dallas, TX
- from Houston, TX
- from Boston, MA
- from Seattle, WA
- from Denver, CO
- from Nashville, TN
- from Orlando, FL
- from Tampa, FL
- from San Francisco, CA
- from Portland, OR
- from Las Vegas, NV
- from San Diego, CA
- from Salt Lake City, UT
- from Minneapolis, MN
- from Raleigh, NC
- from San Antonio, TX
- from Indianapolis, IN
- from Philadelphia, PA
- from Washington, DC
- from Detroit, MI
- from Jacksonville, FL
- from Sacramento, CA
- from Columbus, OH
- from Pittsburgh, PA
- from New Orleans, LA
- from Memphis, TN
- from Louisville, KY
- from Cleveland, OH
- from Kansas City, MO
- from Cincinnati, OH
- from St. Louis, MO
- from Milwaukee, WI
- from Buffalo, NY
- from Albuquerque, NM
- from Birmingham, AL
- from Huntsville, AL
- from Montgomery, AL
- from Little Rock, AR
- from Fayetteville, AR
- from Hartford, CT
- from New Haven, CT
- from Stamford, CT
- from Wilmington, DE
- from Dover, DE
- from Boise, ID
- from Idaho Falls, ID
- from Des Moines, IA
- from Cedar Rapids, IA
- from Wichita, KS
- from Topeka, KS
- from Portland, ME
- from Bangor, ME
- from Baltimore, MD
- from Annapolis, MD
- from Jackson, MS
- from Gulfport, MS
- from Billings, MT
- from Bozeman, MT
- from Omaha, NE
- from Lincoln, NE
- from Manchester, NH
- from Nashua, NH
- from Newark, NJ
- from Jersey City, NJ
- from Hoboken, NJ
- from Fargo, ND
- from Bismarck, ND
- from Oklahoma City, OK
- from Tulsa, OK
- from Providence, RI
- from Warwick, RI
- from Charleston, SC
- from Columbia, SC
- from Sioux Falls, SD
- from Rapid City, SD
- from Burlington, VT
- from Montpelier, VT
- from Richmond, VA
- from Virginia Beach, VA
- from Norfolk, VA
- from Charleston, WV
- from Morgantown, WV
- from Cheyenne, WY
- from Casper, WY
What To Know
Planning a Alabama move.
Humid subtropical. Hot, humid summers with afternoon thunderstorms; mild winters with occasional snow in the north. Tornado season peaks March through May, with Alabama sitting in 'Dixie Alley' — a second tornado corridor that sees severe activity. Gulf Coast (Mobile, Gulf Shores) is vulnerable to Atlantic hurricanes June–November.
- Alabama is in Dixie Alley — a secondary tornado corridor that doesn't get the Plains States' attention but produces violent tornadoes in spring. Peak activity is late March through May. Confirm your mover has severe-weather clauses for spring moves.
- Huntsville's growth is straining mover supply. Book 6–8 weeks ahead for any Huntsville-area move between April and October. Pricing rises 15–25% during peak season.
- Gulf Coast (Mobile, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach) sees Atlantic hurricanes June–November, peaking August–October. Beach towns also enforce parking permits for moving trucks; confirm requirements a week in advance.
- Summer heat indexes in central and southern Alabama routinely hit 105–110°F July–August. Movers start at dawn and slow by mid-afternoon. Schedule October–April if heat sensitivity matters.
Licensing & Regulation
Intrastate household-goods movers in Alabama must be licensed by the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) and carry a valid motor carrier certificate. Verify any AL mover's license at the Alabama PSC public lookup before signing. Interstate movers also need a USDOT number from the FMCSA.
Common Questions
Moving in Alabama: FAQ.
How much does it cost to move within Alabama?
Local moves under 50 miles run $650–$2,200 for a 1–2 bedroom and $2,100–$5,000 for a 3–4 bedroom. Alabama is one of the cheapest states to move in — roughly 20–25% below the US average. Huntsville runs slightly higher than the rest of the state due to tighter mover supply.
Why is Huntsville growing so fast?
Aerospace and defense jobs. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, the FBI's growing Huntsville campus, and dozens of defense contractors have turned the city into the Southeast's tech capital. Pair that with low cost of living, good schools, and a mild climate, and you get one of the fastest-growing US metros per capita.
Do Alabama movers need a state license?
Yes. Household-goods movers operating within Alabama must be licensed by the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). Always verify a mover's license before signing. Unlicensed movers are most common in the Birmingham and Mobile markets.
Is tornado season really that dangerous?
Yes. Alabama is in Dixie Alley, and the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak killed over 250 people in the state. Late March through May sees the most activity. Monitor forecasts during spring moves, and be willing to reschedule if a major severe-weather event is projected.
When's the best time to move to Alabama?
October through April — post-hurricane, pre-tornado, pre-summer-heat. Avoid late March through May (tornado season) and June through August (Gulf hurricane season + extreme heat).
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