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Samba Moving Review

Updated Jun 8, 2025

Looking to hire Samba Moving? See our detailed 11-point review based on our independent analysis of Samba Moving, 118 other Yonkers moving companies, and 1,051 moving companies in New York.

Samba Moving has an overall score of 8.57 out of 10. Based on our extensive analysis, this is a Fabulous score and places it in the top 74.55% of all movers in New York and the top 78.25% of moving companies nationwide. They score better than 783 movers in New York.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overall rating: 8.57 out of 10
  • Highest 11-point rating category: Speed
  • Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

About

Samba Moving is a New York City-based moving company that has been providing top-quality moving services for over a decade. The company prides itself on quality rather than bottom line, never over-promising and always delivering. Whether a move is local or long-distance, small or large, the team at Samba Moving is trained to handle every situation with the utmost care, within the quoted price and guaranteed time, without damage. The company operates out of its headquarters at 200 E 135th St, Bronx, New York. Samba Moving always aims to exceed client expectations and has gained a reputation as an affordable and trustworthy moving service in the NYC area.

Our Research

  • Analyzed 598 total reviews
  • Reviewed 1 social profiles and review listings
  • Checked for license verification at NYSDOT & FMCSA
  • Crunched 1,284 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

MetricScorevs NationwidePositive ReviewsNegative ReviewsPositive Score
Quality9.66↑ 16.5%260996.7%
Punctuality9.49↑ 19.0%62395.4%
Affordability9.14↑ 20.7%39392.9%
Communication8.72↑ 17.5%54887.1%
Stick to Prices5.53↓ -7.2%5550.0%
Speed9.78↑ 15.8%122298.4%
Friendliness9.70↑ 11.2%151497.4%
Will Hire Again9.65↑ 20.0%277996.9%
Professionalism9.60↑ 17.5%158696.3%
Conflict Handling3.50↓ -14.0%2528.6%
Precision & Care9.47↑ 19.6%95595.0%

Recent Samba Moving Reviews

Quality - 9.66/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises
Samba moving was incredibly helpful and professional
Alex and his team were hard working and efficient
excellent moving company
Alex and crew made my move a total breeze
best move I have ever had
Recent Customer Complaints
Worst experience ever.
unprofessional and damaged my items
felt like was taken advantage of
Overall Review Distribution
Positive
260 (96.7%)
Negative
9 (3.3%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Samba Moving

  • Local moving
  • Long-distance moving
  • Top-quality service
  • Affordable rates
  • Careful handling of items
  • Trained movers
  • Guaranteed time frame
  • Damage-free moving
  • Exceeding client expectations
  • Stress-free moving experience

Awards

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We take reviews seriously to protect people just like you! Our team has been crunching data on moving companies since 2010. Our math-based ranking system uses data, manual review, and statistical analysis to help you hire the best movers in New York.

Rating Methodology

Here's the methodology we used to come up with the best movers in New York:

Our data scientist working on the years of experience formula

Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 1,051 companies that offer moving services in the New York area.

From these 1,051 companies, we analyzed a total of 163,599 reviews dating all the way back to August 2006.

We also reviewed a total of 29 state and federal moving licenses from these 1,051 companies and 2,949 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~163,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 561,573 data points to compute individual company scores.

Reviews are time-weighted so that more recent reviews carry more weight. This helps you understand how a mover is doing today... not 5 years ago. We have 83,630 Yonkers moving company data points from the past 2 years that carry more weight.

Bayesian averages calculated to fairly account for the differences between companies that are newer.

The Great Guys Moving 11-Point Rating Breakdown

Our 11-point rating criteria scores every New York moving company across 11 of the most important criteria for a succesful moving experience.

Quality

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

8.32/10 avg in New York from 103,701 reviews

Punctuality

Did the crew show up on-time with the required equipment?

8.09/10 avg in New York from 40,047 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.68/10 avg in New York from 27,737 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.51/10 avg in New York from 45,670 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

6.29/10 avg in New York from 19,347 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.54/10 avg in New York from 45,795 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.68/10 avg in New York from 54,309 reviews

Will Hire Again

How likely a customer is to hire the same movers again.

8.08/10 avg in New York from 103,321 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

8.23/10 avg in New York from 59,755 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

4.37/10 avg in New York from 12,204 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

8.06/10 avg in New York from 49,697 reviews