Stop guessing. Enter your home size and rooms for an instant, personalized estimate of the small, medium, large, and specialty boxes you'll need, plus a packing-supplies cost and a printable checklist.
Start with your home size
You'll need about
Balanced mix for a 2-bedroom home
Ballpark for boxes, tape, wrap, and paper if you buy new. You can cut this by 40 to 60% with used boxes or a reusable-crate rental.
Compare vetted movers for your move →Your full supply list, scaled to the estimate above.
Matching the right box to the right items protects your belongings and keeps boxes light enough to lift. Here's what each type is built for.
Books, tools, small appliances, canned goods, anything heavy that adds up fast.
Kitchen items, toys, small electronics, and folded clothing. The everyday workhorse.
Bedding, pillows, bulky clothing, and towels, light, bulky things that fill space.
Hanging clothes and long garments go straight from the closet onto the built-in bar.
Fragile kitchenware, glassware, and plates. Reinforced walls for breakables.
Televisions, monitors, and framed art, flat, adjustable, and edge-protecting.
No sign-up, no spreadsheet, three quick steps to a custom box list.
Pick a home size or fine-tune the room counts, the calculator instantly estimates the volume you'll be packing.
Flag a garage, basement, or home office, and set your packing style, from downsizing to keeping everything.
See exact box counts by size, the specialty boxes you'll want, and a supplies cost estimate, then print the checklist.
A quick reference if you'd rather eyeball it. Your own total depends on how much you own and how much you're keeping, the calculator above tailors it to you.
| Home size | Estimated boxes | Typical box mix |
|---|---|---|
| Studio apartment | 10 to 25 | Mostly small + medium |
| 1 bedroom | 25 to 40 | Small, medium, a few large |
| 2 bedroom | 40 to 65 | Balanced mix |
| 3 bedroom | 65 to 90 | Includes wardrobe & dish packs |
| 4+ bedroom house | 90 to 130+ | Full range + specialty boxes |
Ranges assume a typical household. Heavy collectors of books, kitchenware, or clothing trend toward the high end.
Small habits that save money, time, and broken glassware.
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Get matched with movers →It depends on your home size and how much you own. A studio typically needs 10 to 25 boxes, a 2-bedroom home 40 to 65, and a 4-bedroom house 90 to 130 or more. The calculator above tailors the number to your rooms and packing style.
A good rule of thumb is roughly 40% small, 40% medium, and 20% large, plus a few specialty boxes (wardrobe, dish barrel, TV/picture). Small boxes carry heavy items like books; large boxes are for light, bulky things like bedding.
Used boxes from local buy-nothing groups, liquor and grocery stores, or friends who recently moved can cut your supply cost by half or more. Reusable plastic crate rentals are another low-waste option for local moves.
No. This tool is completely private, nothing you enter is collected or stored, and there's no signup.
Packing yourself is the cheapest option if you have time. Full or partial packing services cost more but save hours and can reduce breakage on fragile items. Our moving cost calculator lets you compare both.
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