Moving boxes in Kokomo, Indiana
Moving boxes are sold at U-Haul, The UPS Store, Lowe's, and Menards in Kokomo, and free ones turn up if you're willing to hunt. Here's what a full set really costs, what comes with buying them, and how renting totes compares.
Buying moving boxes in Kokomo
U-Haul, The UPS Store, Lowe's, and Menards all sell moving boxes in town. Buying them comes with work of its own:
A trip to the store
Work out how many you need for the whole house, then pick them up and bring them home.
Folding every box
Boxes come flat, and each one has to be built before it holds anything.
Taping top and bottom
Tape is sold separately, and every box needs it to close.
Breaking them down after
Once you’re unpacked, every box needs flattening for recycling.
What a full set of boxes actually costs
A 2-bedroom home move is our 2-Bedroom package: 40 totes holding 100 cubic feet in all. Each tote holds 2.5 cubic feet, about the size of a medium moving box, so the same space in cardboard is 34 medium boxes at $2.27 each. Both prices are before sales tax.
Plus tape, from $3.95 a roll. You pick them up, fold them, and recycle them.
The extra $71.82 covers:
- Delivery to your door
- Pickup when you're done
- A dolly for moving day
- No tape or folding
Box and tape prices as listed on uhaul.com on September 14, 2026. In-store prices can differ.
The honest answer
On price alone, cardboard wins: 34 boxes cost $71.82 less than renting totes, before tape.
What the tote package adds is everything around the boxes: no store run, no folding and taping, a dolly for moving day, and no pile of cardboard to break down afterward. If that isn’t worth it for your move, cardboard is the cheaper choice. The full side-by-side, including when cardboard is the better choice, is in totes vs. boxes.
Free moving boxes in Kokomo
Free boxes are out there if you have time to collect them. The usual places to look:
Grocery and liquor stores
Ask when they restock — that’s when the empties come out.
Buy Nothing and Marketplace
People who just moved often give their boxes away in local groups.
Friends and family
Anyone who moved recently may still have a stack in the garage.
The trade-off
Free boxes come in mixed sizes that don’t stack well, can be worn, damp, or have been sitting in someone else’s garage, and still need tape and folding. For a small move, that can be a fine deal.
Rather skip the boxes?
We deliver clean totes and a dolly, then pick them up when you're done.