Best Moving Company, Best of McKinney 2025 and 2026
Since 2010
Movers in McKinney, TX, Voted Best Moving Company Two Years Running
McKinney voted for us. Element Moving & Storage won Best Moving Company in the McKinney Chamber of Commerce’s Best of McKinney awards in 2025, and again in 2026. The winners are chosen by community vote, and both lists are on the Chamber’s site: the 2026 winners and the 2025 winners.
Element was founded in 2010 by Elle Nesher and Lee Haviv. McKinney comes up in our quote requests more often than any suburb except Plano: 118 of 2,736 city mentions across 1,445 requests through August 2026. Our movers in McKinney, TX handle moves between the older streets around the square and the new builds north of US 380, moves down US 75 to the rest of Dallas-Fort Worth, and long distance moves out of state.
What Moving in McKinney Involves, From the Square to the New Builds
Three highways cross McKinney. US 75 runs north and south through the city, US 380 crosses it east to west, and SH 121 runs alongside US 75 before splitting off as the Sam Rayburn Tollway toward Frisco. A move across town, from Stonebridge Ranch to a new build north of US 380, can stay on city streets, while a move to Dallas spends most of its drive on US 75. Local moves are billed by the hour, so we set the start time around that drive.
Historic Downtown McKinney is one of the largest historic districts in Texas, built around the square and the Old Collin County Courthouse. Older homes on the streets near the square can mean stairs, narrow doorways and limited curb space, which is a different job from a new build with a three-car garage. We check access at both addresses before move day so the crew and the truck fit the street.
Stonebridge Ranch spans more than 5,000 acres and more than 70 villages, and Craig Ranch, north of SH 121 and home to TPC Craig Ranch, covers about 2,200 acres. TPC Craig Ranch hosts the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson each spring, so check the tournament dates before you pick a spring move date in Craig Ranch. Inside Stonebridge Ranch, Adriatica is a 45-acre village on Virginia Parkway modeled on Supetar, on the Croatian island of Brač. Tucker Hill is a traditional neighborhood of about 300 acres built around the front porch. Communities like these usually have an HOA with rules on move-in hours and truck parking; the HOA question in the FAQ below covers how to plan for them.
Much of McKinney’s growth is to the north and west, in newer communities such as Trinity Falls, Painted Tree and Aster Park. A new-build move comes with a closing date that can move. If yours slips, see Storage in the services below.
About two-thirds of McKinney residents are in McKinney ISD. The rest is split among Frisco, Prosper, Allen, Melissa, Lovejoy and Celina ISDs; Aster Park, for example, is zoned to Prosper ISD. If the move is timed to a school start, confirm the district for the new address rather than going by the city name.
For schools, cost of living and neighborhoods beyond the move itself, read our guide to moving to McKinney. Element does not have an office in McKinney; our nearest location is in Plano, in Legacy West, and you can find it on our Plano location page.
Moving Services We Offer
Moving Company Services for McKinney, TX
Our McKinney movers lead with three services: local moves inside the city or across Collin County, long distance moves to another Texas city or another state, and storage for the gap when a closing date slips. The other three cover packing, furniture bought for a new McKinney build, and fine art that needs crating.
Local Moving
Moves inside McKinney and across Collin County, from Historic Downtown to Stonebridge Ranch, billed by the hour with a written quote first.
Local Moving Services
Long Distance Moving
Leaving McKinney on US 75 or US 380 for another Texas city or another state? Long distance moves get a flat, binding quote after a walkthrough, and our own crew drives our own truck.
Long Distance Movers
Storage
When the closing on a new build in Trinity Falls, Painted Tree or Aster Park slips, we can hold your shipment in our Dallas storage until the house is ready, then deliver it.
Storage in Dallas
Packing & Unpacking Services
We pack your current home before move day and unpack at the new one, room by room, whether it is an older house near the square or a new build in Craig Ranch.
Explore the Service
Furniture Delivery & Receiving
Bought furniture for a new build north of US 380? We receive it from the store or the designer and deliver and place it in your home.
Furniture Receiving
Fine Art Moving
Paintings, sculpture and framed pieces from a McKinney home, from the square to Adriatica, packed for the move and crated when a piece needs it.
Fine Art Movers
Why Choose Element Moving & Storage?
A Written Quote After a Walkthrough
Before anything is booked, we walk through your McKinney home, in person or by video, and send a written quote. A move inside McKinney is billed by the hour, and a move out of state is quoted as a flat, binding price.
Licensed, With Numbers You Can Check
Look us up before you book: TXDMV 006519926c covers a move from McKinney to anywhere in Texas, and USDOT 2038052 with MC 715198, our federal household goods authority, covers a move out of state. The federal numbers are on FMCSA’s mover search and the Texas number is with the TxDMV.
Pianos, Art and Antiques Without a Second Company
A McKinney move, from Stonebridge Ranch to the older houses near the square, can include a piano, a painting or an antique that needs more than a moving blanket. Element moves pianos, fine art and antiques and builds custom crates for the pieces that need one, so you do not need to hire a second company.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What areas of McKinney do your movers serve?
Our McKinney movers cover all of McKinney, from Historic Downtown to Stonebridge Ranch, Adriatica, Craig Ranch, Tucker Hill and the newer communities to the north and west, such as Trinity Falls, Painted Tree and Aster Park. We handle the moves out of McKinney too: down US 75 to Allen, Plano and Dallas, west to Frisco and Prosper, and out of state.
How do HOA rules affect a move in Stonebridge Ranch or Craig Ranch?
Master-planned communities such as Stonebridge Ranch and Craig Ranch usually have an HOA, and HOAs often set rules on move-in hours and where a truck can park. Check your HOA’s rules or ask the management company before you pick a date, then tell us the community when you book, and we plan the truck and the arrival time around them.
How much do movers cost in McKinney?
Most local moves in Dallas-Fort Worth run $130 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew with a truck, which puts a one-bedroom at about $520 to $1,200 and a three-bedroom house at about $1,800 to $3,800. Our moving cost guide breaks the numbers down. Stairs at an older house near the square or full packing push a McKinney move up the range, and the walkthrough prices it in writing.
Do you offer storage for McKinney residents?
Yes. If you sell your McKinney house before the next one is ready, or a builder moves your closing, we can hold your shipment in our Dallas storage until you get the keys and then deliver it. The storage is at our Denton Drive warehouse in Dallas; give us both dates at the walkthrough and we schedule the delivery to McKinney around them.
Did Element win Best of McKinney?
Yes. Element Moving & Storage won Best Moving Company in the McKinney Chamber of Commerce’s Best of McKinney awards in 2025 and again in 2026. Winners are chosen by community vote. The Chamber revealed the 2026 winners at its awards luncheon on October 20, 2026, and both winners lists are on the Chamber’s McKinney Today site.
Where is Element's nearest location to McKinney?
Element has no office in McKinney. The nearest of our four Dallas-Fort Worth locations is in Plano, at 5851 Legacy Cir, 6th Floor, in Legacy West. The walkthrough for a McKinney move happens at your home, in person or by video.
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Moving to, from or within McKinney? Tell us whether you are leaving a house near the square or closing on a new build north of US 380, and we will send a written quote after a walkthrough.
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