Moving to Aurora or Denver: Local Guide and U-Haul Loading Help Aurora Tips

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Quick answer: Aurora is the bigger, newer, more suburban city east of Denver, full of HOA neighborhoods and new subdivisions. Denver has older homes, tighter streets and more apartment buildings. In both, plan for HOA or building rules on trucks and containers, set up Xcel Energy and your water service before you arrive, and book your truck and loading help early for summer weekends and the end of the month.

Moving to Aurora

Aurora stretches from older neighborhoods near Colfax to brand-new communities east of E-470. A few things that help:

Neighborhoods range from Original Aurora and Hoffman Heights to Saddle Rock, Tallyn's Reach, Southlands, Murphy Creek and newer east-side communities like Aurora Highlands.
Most newer neighborhoods have an HOA with rules on where a rental truck or PODS container can sit and for how long. Check before you book the container.
Apartments near the Anschutz Medical Campus and along I-225 often need an elevator or loading dock reservation and a certificate of insurance.
Water comes from Aurora Water. Trash service in most of Aurora is arranged through your HOA or a private hauler rather than the city, so ask your HOA or landlord who to call.
The city is spread out, so pick up your truck before your helpers arrive.

Moving to Denver

Denver mixes downtown high-rises with older bungalows and tree-lined blocks:

Neighborhoods include Capitol Hill, Highland, Washington Park, Park Hill, Cherry Creek, Baker, Sloan's Lake, Central Park and Green Valley Ranch.
High-rises in LoDo, RiNo and Capitol Hill usually want a reserved freight elevator, a dock time and a certificate of insurance.
Street parking is tight in many central neighborhoods. Denver requires a permit to place a storage container or certain trucks on the street, so check the city's right-of-way rules a week or more ahead.
Water comes from Denver Water, and single-family homes get city trash, recycling and compost carts.
Older bungalows have narrow stairs and doorways, so measure big sofas and dressers first.

Plan the move

Reserve your rental truck or container 4 to 6 weeks out, and your loading help 1 to 2 weeks out. Summer weekends and the last days of the month go first.
Late fall through early spring is usually easier to book, but leave room for snow. Clear walkways before the crew arrives.
Summer afternoons bring hail and thunderstorms, so keep tarps handy for anything staged outside.
At 5,280 feet, moving day is more tiring than you expect. Drink extra water and let the crew handle the heavy pieces.

Set up services and paperwork

Xcel Energy serves gas and electric for most of Aurora and Denver. Schedule the start date before you move in.
Submit your USPS change of address and schedule internet installation.
Update your Colorado driver's license address within 30 days. New to Colorado? Get a Colorado license within 30 days and register your vehicle within 90 days of becoming a resident; most metro counties need an emissions test first.
Update your voter registration at GoVoteColorado.gov.

Where hourly helpers fit in

You rent and drive the truck or book the container; Rocket Services helpers load and unload it.
2 helpers are $149/hr with a 2-hour minimum, plus $1 per round-trip mile from our Aurora base (80017). Time starts when the crew arrives.
Helpers can also unpack, assemble furniture and move pieces into place once you arrive.

Moving help in Aurora and Denver

See local tips and prices for moving help in Aurora and moving help in Denver, or call or text (720) 336-1661.