Moving planning tool
Moving box calculator
Start with editable room templates, replace any count with your own inventory, and see every change before estimating tape, labels, and packing paper.
Build a packing checklist
Edit room templates, review every delta, and inventory special items separately.
Room checklist
Templates are editable starting assumptions.
Template starting point
Editable starting mix; décor, media, lamps, and shelving vary.
Template starting point
Editable starting mix; dishware, pantry goods, and appliances vary.
Template starting point
Editable starting mix; clothing, books, linens, and wardrobes vary.
Template starting point
Editable starting mix; storage and product volume vary.
Current planning total
51
boxes across 4 rooms
Small
13
Medium
22
Large
11
Specialty
5
Estimate calculated
Packing estimate: 51 boxes across 4 rooms.
51 boxes
Editable planning total, not a purchase promise.
Input recap
- Rooms
- 4 rooms
- Overrides
- 0
- Room limit
- 12
Assumptions
- Every room template is an editorial assumption and only an editable starting point; no universal boxes-per-room standard is claimed.
- A room override replaces the complete template count vector; it is never added to the template.
- Tape, label, and paper ratios are editorial assumptions and each result rounds upward with ceil.
- Room templates and supply ratios use dataset version 2026-07-10.1.
Box totals
- Small
- 13
- Medium
- 22
- Large
- 11
- Specialty
- 5
Packing supplies
- Packing tape
- 5
- Label packs
- 3
- Packing-paper packs
- 7
Calculation details
ceil(51 boxes / 12 boxes per roll) = 5 rolls
ceil(51 boxes / 20 boxes per pack) = 3 packs
ceil(51 boxes / 8 boxes per pack) = 7 packs
All three ratios are editorial assumptions. Each quotient rounds upward so a partial unit becomes one complete planning unit.
Inventory check
This estimate is not an exact or complete packing list. Physically inventory every item before buying supplies.
Household volume, books, fragile items, wardrobes, and packing method vary; inventory high-volume and special items separately.
Sources and editorial defaults
Sourced guidance supports common box and packing-supply categories. It does not establish the room template counts or supply ratios used here.
Every room count and derived ratio is an editorial assumption that you can replace with your physical inventory.
Source check: July 10, 2026.
Dataset version: 2026-07-10.1
Editable room comparison
Moving box estimate by room
Compare the calculator's seven room templates, then replace any count with a physical inventory of your belongings.
| Room | Small | Medium | Large | Specialty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living room | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Kitchen | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Bedroom | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Bathroom | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Home office | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Dining room | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Garage or storage | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
Every number in this chart is an editable editorial starting point, not sourced consumption guidance, an industry standard, or a purchase recommendation.
Guidance checked 2026-07-10. Dataset version: 2026-07-10.1 See Sources and editorial defaults for guidance and limits.
Guides for this calculation
Check the measurements, assumptions, and worked examples in the related guides. Return to Moving planning for the full decision sequence, or review the tool methodology for formulas and limits.