Call Marie Kondo! HOUSTON Is The Most Cluttered City in America

BELLHOP, one of the nation’s top biggest companies, completing 55k moves in 70 U.S. cities in the last year alone, is revealing which cities are home to the biggest packrats. Using three criteria: % of moves that took more time than estimated, % of moves requiring two or more full-sized moving trucks, and average cumulative time spent on local moves. Based on the data, Houston is home to the country’s worst packrats, with 41.5% of moves within the ironically nicknamed “Space City” requiring two or more full-sized moving trucks, and the average move taking a whopping 897 minutes! Below please find the full list of the messiest U.S. cities:

1. Houston: For moves in our biggest “packrat” city, close to half (41.56%) required two or more trucks. The average move time is almost 15 hours.

2. Orlando: Since 2020, roughly 40% of Bellhop’s moves in the city have required two or more trucks, with an average move time of just over 15 hours.

3. San Antonio: The second TX city on our list, the average move time in San Antonio is a little less than 14 and a half hours, but only 31.89% involve unloading two or more trucks.
4. Miami: Residents in MIA seem to be in denial about how much stuff they own. Approximately 30.5% of moves take longer than scheduled, with an average unloading time of just over 14 hours.

5. Detroit:” 31.3% of moves In the “Motor City take longer than expected, but only 13 and a half hours to unload.

6. Jacksonville: 39.2% of moves in Jacksonville require two or more trucks. Still, the average unloading time is only just over 13 hours.

7. Tampa: The average moving time is almost 14 hours, but only 30.77% require two more trucks.

8. Scottsdale: In one of Bellhop’s largest moving markets, 39.27% of the total number of relocations require more than 2 trucks. The average unloading time is just over 14 hours.

9. Las Vegas “Sin City” doesn’t even rank among the Top 10 cities that need two or more trucks, but the average unloading time is over 14 and a half hours.

10. Tucson Most moves to the “Old Pueblo” don’t take much time, but 30.99% require at least two trucks.

Bellhop CEO Luke Marklin says, “In a time when everyone talks about minimalism, our data shows just how much stuff people really own. Fortunately, our customers don’t have to live like monks in order to relocate. With our help, you can keep all the unnecessary items in your home that still spark joy.”