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Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%86+46.9Reliability 24%80+19.4Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%76+5.4Craft & service penalty97−0.3Experts Score= 86Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.86SCORE

Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers

Columbus, OH · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #142Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 218 movers · 4.9★ from 930 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other movers (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: value and momentum; weakest: replies to reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers is better than 86% of movers.A
86
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers is better than 80% of movers.A
80
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers is better than 97% of movers.A
97
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers is better than 100% of movers.A
100
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers is better than 100% of movers.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers is better than 76% of movers.B
76

Reviews for your job

Customers hired Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers for 8 kinds of job.

Moving Ahead Services - Columbus Movers for vehicle transport

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.2
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$2,000+
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$527–$1.5k

All 2 Google reviews tagged “Vehicle transport”

Charlotte1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 months ago★★★★★

I had a cross country move and I appreciated how prompt and efficient my movers were in packing my apartment and moving me into my new place. I loved that my stuff was alone on the truck and that they were able to ship my car alongside my belongings in a 3 day timeframe for a 1000+mile move! Tina answered all of my…

Paid $2,000+Reasonable priceVehicle transportInterstate moving
ChristineLocal Guide · 54 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 6 months ago★★★★★

They were very prompt and quick in boxing our whole place up and moving it across the state the very next day!

Vehicle transportInterstate moving

Price

$878-11% vs typical movers

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.

Great price 39%Reasonable 55%Overpriced 2%Not sure 4%

Jobs customers hired them for

JobReviewsCategory typical
Local moving117$621–$1.6k
Interstate moving20$1.9k–$4.9k
Oversized-item moving17$196–$633
In-state moving13$878–$2.3k
Senior moving11$549–$1.6k
Moving-related packing10$454–$1.7k
Furniture assembly9$265–$1.0k
Moving-related storage5$295–$1.1k

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