Movers in Grass Valley, California

Grass Valley is a Nevada County town of about 14,000 people on the western slope of the Sierra, and its numbers look different from a Reno suburb. Most households here rent, the homes are older than the Truckee Meadows average, and almost nobody arrives from another state. A move out of Grass Valley starts with those facts.

A renter town with a lot of small homes

About 60 percent of Grass Valley households rent, and the biggest group of homes by bedroom count has two bedrooms. Only 48 percent of the housing is single-family detached. That means many of our moves here begin in apartments, duplexes and small older houses, where the question is the stairway, the narrow driveway or the hillside street rather than the size of the truck.

We plan those details at the free in-home estimate. The estimator walks each room, notes how the truck can park, and writes an itemized written estimate. Your estimate also brings 10 free heavy-duty boxes, yours to keep.

Older houses and what they hold

The median Grass Valley home was built in 1978, and 54 percent of the housing stock was built before 1980. About 1,000 units date from 1939 or earlier. Older houses tend to hold older furniture: solid-wood dressers, china cabinets, pianos and family pieces that deserve a careful wrap. Our crews pad and wrap each piece, and custom crating is available for glass, art and antiques; see custom crating.

The drive over the hill

From Sparks the route climbs I-80 for about 58 miles and finishes on CA 20 for about 29 miles. Grass Valley sits at roughly 2,450 feet, so the town itself sees only light snow, but the I-80 crossing of the Sierra is where winter weather matters. A winter load is planned around chain controls and road closures, so your schedule can shift by a day when a storm stops traffic on the pass.

Our Grass Valley to Reno page covers the move toward Nevada in detail.

Leaving California for Nevada

Only about one percent of Grass Valley residents moved in from another state last year, so the traffic runs mostly one way for our crews: out of the foothills and east to Reno, Sparks and Carson City. A move from California to Nevada is an interstate move under federal authority, U.S. DOT No. 30611 and MC-109375. We carry it through the Bekins network, and you can read how that works in how an interstate move works. Your written estimate sets the delivery window.

Moves inside California

A move from Grass Valley to Sacramento, Auburn or another California address is handled under O'Brien's California permit, Cal PUC T-90973 (as published by O'Brien's).

Packing and storage for Grass Valley households

• Full or partial packing, or box packing only into your own boxes
• Vault storage in the Sparks warehouse, from $40 per month
• Packing supplies at the Sparks office, from wrap to tape
• Senior moves and downsizing for long-time residents