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Carey Moving & Storage Review

Updated Jun 15, 2025

Looking to hire Carey Moving & Storage? See our detailed 11-point review based on our independent analysis of Carey Moving & Storage, 46 other Knoxville moving companies, and 442 moving companies in Tennessee.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overall rating: 6.23 out of 10
  • Highest 11-point rating category: Friendliness
  • Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

About

Carey Moving & Storage is one of the country's most trusted national and international movers. Founded in 1907, this family-owned and operated business has been around for over 100 years. The company now employs over 175 team members, all specialists in local and long-distance moves. It has an office in Knoxville, TN that helps residential and commercial customers with all their moving needs, including packing, long and short-term warehousing, and portable storage options. Carey Moving is an award-winning agent for Allied Van Lines. It is also a BBB-accredited business and an AMSA member with ProMover status. Through its partnership with Enhancify, this moving company is able to provide clients with affordable financing options. It lets you pay for your move in monthly installments and spread the cost of moving over an extended period. Get a free estimate over video chat. Carey Moving & Storage would love to help you relocate.

Our Research

  • Analyzed 94 total reviews
  • Reviewed 7 social profiles and review listings
  • Checked for license verification at TN DOR & FMCSA
  • Crunched 377 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

MetricScorevs NationwidePositive ReviewsNegative ReviewsPositive Score
Quality7.01↓ -15.5%502665.8%
Punctuality6.14↓ -23.0%161257.1%
Affordability6.31↓ -16.7%7463.6%
Communication5.98↓ -19.5%181554.5%
Stick to Prices4.66↓ -21.7%4544.4%
Speed7.33↓ -13.1%16672.7%
Friendliness8.45↓ -3.2%31586.1%
Will Hire Again6.21↓ -22.8%403156.3%
Professionalism6.96↓ -14.8%311567.4%
Conflict Handling3.55↓ -12.7%41028.6%
Precision & Care5.89↓ -25.6%161551.6%

Recent Carey Moving & Storage Reviews

Quality - 7.01/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Overall Review Distribution
Positive
50 (65.8%)
Negative
26 (34.2%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Carey Moving & Storage

  • Long Distance Moving
  • Local Moving
  • International Moving
  • Storage Services
  • Commercial Moving

Awards

Top 10 Movers in Knoxville, TN 2023 award
Top 10 Movers in Knoxville, TN 2022 award

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Why you should trust us

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 Tennessee.

Rating Methodology

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

Our data scientist working on the years of experience formula

Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 442 companies that offer moving services in the Tennessee area.

From these 442 companies, we analyzed a total of 63,109 reviews dating all the way back to December 2007.

We also reviewed a total of 11 state and federal moving licenses from these 442 companies and 1,290 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~63,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 158,459 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 20,312 Knoxville 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 Tennessee moving company across 11 of the most important criteria for a succesful moving experience.

Quality

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

8.19/10 avg in Tennessee from 31,657 reviews

Punctuality

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

7.74/10 avg in Tennessee from 10,495 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.41/10 avg in Tennessee from 5,592 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.18/10 avg in Tennessee from 10,659 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

5.52/10 avg in Tennessee from 3,219 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.24/10 avg in Tennessee from 11,868 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.68/10 avg in Tennessee from 18,107 reviews

Will Hire Again

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

7.95/10 avg in Tennessee from 32,075 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

8.10/10 avg in Tennessee from 17,704 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

3.82/10 avg in Tennessee from 3,646 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

7.81/10 avg in Tennessee from 13,441 reviews