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Storage Container Rentals in Cambridge, MD — Four Sizes, One Flat Price

$99 to $179 a month plus tax, with a flat per-trip delivery fee by zone — $50 to $100 each way across the Shore — quoted before you book. Pick a size, pick a date, and we bring the container to you, usually within a few business days. Final pickup is billed at that same zone rate. Call us and we'll size it with you over the phone.

A long row of A Box portable storage containers lined up across the gravel lot in Cambridge, Maryland

The closing date is set. The kitchen demo starts Monday. The crew shows up at seven and there's nowhere to lock the tools. When the calendar is already moving, storage container rentals in Cambridge, MD are the fastest fix we know. One phone call gets you a price, a size, and a delivery date — usually within a few business days. We set the box where you want it, you load it on your own schedule, and we haul it away when you say the word.

Signs You Need Storage Container Rentals

A moving truck makes sense only if you can load it, drive it, and empty it inside a day. Most people can't. If your move-out and move-in dates don't line up, if you're staging a house for sale, or if the new place isn't ready yet, a container beats a truck because it waits on you instead of the other way around.

Self-storage has the same trap in a different shape. You load a truck, drive across town, unload into a unit, then do the whole thing backward later. Every extra handling is another chance to scratch a table or throw out your back. Other clear signs: the garage is packed and nobody parks in it, a contractor needs a room emptied before work starts, a job site has materials sitting under a tarp, or a store's back room is so full the aisles are blocked. If you're handling the same boxes twice, you need a container.

Our Storage Container Rental Options

We keep four sizes, all eight feet wide and all wood-constructed. The 8' x 8' Storage Unit holds about one room of furniture — a studio or one-bedroom apartment, a staged living room, or the seasonal gear crowding your garage. It's also the easiest to tuck into a short driveway. Step up to the 8' x 12' Storage Unit for roughly two rooms. That's the size most renovation and overflow customers land on: a bedroom set, a dining set, and thirty or forty boxes with room to walk.

The 8' x 16' Storage Unit fits about a three-bedroom house, or a working crew's tools, ladders, and material for a long build. Two feet longer, the 8' x 18' Storage Unit takes about four rooms with room to spare — the pick when a three-bedroom house has a full garage attached. Our biggest box, the 8' x 20' Storage Unit, takes a whole-home move, a full retail season of inventory, or a multi-year equipment setup. When people guess, they usually guess too big and pay for air. Call us and describe the rooms — after twenty years we can size it fast over the phone. Homeowners can read more on our Residential Storage page; businesses and builders should start with Commercial Storage. Terms are flexible either way — one week, one year, month to month.

Storage Container Rentals for Eastern Shore Homes & Businesses

Storage works differently near the Bay. Chesapeake humidity makes metal containers sweat, and that condensation drips onto mattresses, paperwork, and tools. Salt air chews on metal walls and hinges near the water. Nor'easters and hurricane season bring wind and sideways rain, and low-lying yards hold water for days. Our containers are wood-constructed so they breathe, and we set each one to sit level and drain away from your house.

We deliver from Cambridge to Easton, Salisbury, Denton, Centreville, Chestertown, and Elkton, plus all of Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's, Kent, Cecil, and Wicomico Counties. In Delaware we cover the whole state — Seaford, Georgetown, Lewes, Millsboro, Dover and beyond — where beach-town turnover keeps rentals moving every spring and fall. Plenty of those roads are ones the national brands won't drive.

What to Expect

Start with a call to us. Tell us what you're storing, where it's going, and roughly how long you need it. We'll pick a size with you and quote a flat price right then — no forms, no waiting on an email. Delivery usually lands within a few business days, and you can schedule it for a later date if your project starts next month. On delivery day we place the container where you point, level it, and hand you the lock. When you're done, one call brings us back for pickup. That return trip is billed at your zone's same flat rate.

Why Choose A Box for Storage Container Rentals

We've been locally owned since 2006 — twenty years on Delmarva, and the owner still picks up the phone. Delivery is one flat fee by zone — $50 to $100 — quoted before you book and covering both trips, so the number you get is the number you pay. Our weatherproof, wood-constructed containers stop the condensation that ruins belongings in metal boxes, and each one comes with a solid lock. Rental terms flex to your project, phone quotes are free, and you hear back the same or next business day. Deliveries and pickups are scheduled Monday–Friday, with no weekend or holiday deliveries.

Storage Container Rental Prices in Cambridge, MD

Straight monthly rates, plus tax. Delivery is a separate flat fee based on your zone ($50–$100) charged each way — once for delivery and again for final pickup. Call us to book; deliveries run Monday–Friday, with no weekend or holiday deliveries.

A Box portable storage container monthly rental rates by size
SizeWhat FitsMonthly RateBook
8' x 8'About one room of furniture, or 20–30 boxes$99/month + taxBook a Delivery
8' x 12'Two to three rooms of furniture and boxes$139/month + taxBook a Delivery
8' x 16'Three to four rooms — about a small apartment$159/month + taxBook a Delivery
8' x 18'About four rooms of furniture with room to spare$169/month + taxBook a Delivery
8' x 20'A full household, garage included$179/month + taxBook a Delivery

MD sales tax applies (e.g., 8'x12' is $147.34/mo with tax). With tax: 8'x16' $168.54, 8'x18' $179.14, 8'x20' $189.74. The 8'x8' is $99 + tax.

Moving a loaded container to a new address is priced separately by distance — call (410) 476-7479 for a quote.

Delivery Zones & Fees

A Box Portable Storage per-trip delivery fees by zone, billed each way
ZoneExample TownsFee (each way)
Zone 1Cambridge, Church Creek$50
Zone 2East New Market, Vienna, Taylors Island, Golden Hill$60
Zone 3Easton, Oxford, Federalsburg, Hebron, Lloyds$75–$80
Zone 4St. Michaels, Denton, Salisbury, Queen Anne, Tilghman$90
Zone 5Chestertown, Centreville, Rock Hall, Queenstown, Betterton, Princess Anne$100

Fees are per trip — delivery and final pickup are each billed at your zone's rate. Example: Cambridge is $50 for delivery and $50 for pickup.

Your exact delivery fee is confirmed when you book — based on your delivery address. Areas beyond Zone 5 quoted by phone.

Container Sizes We Rent

8' x 8' Storage Unit

About one room of furniture — great for a small apartment, a staging job, or seasonal gear.

Explore 8' x 8' Storage Unit

8' x 12' Storage Unit

Roughly two rooms. The size most renovation and overflow customers pick.

Explore 8' x 12' Storage Unit

8' x 16' Storage Unit

Around a three-bedroom house or a busy job site's tools and materials.

Explore 8' x 16' Storage Unit

8' x 18' Storage Unit

About four rooms of furniture with room to spare — the in-between size.

Explore 8' x 18' Storage Unit

8' x 20' Storage Unit

Our largest box, for whole-home moves, big inventory, and long builds.

Explore 8' x 20' Storage Unit
A Box portable storage units parked in rows on the secure company lot in Cambridge, Maryland

Rent a Unit On Our Cambridge Lot

It works just like a traditional storage facility. Rent the same weatherproof, wood-constructed unit on our secured Cambridge lot, get your own personal gate code, and come load or unload whenever you need. There is no delivery to schedule — drive up, park at your unit, and everything is ground level, so there are no elevators, stairs, or long hallways between your truck and your things.

  • Gated Entry — Personal Gate Code
  • Security System
  • Security Cameras
  • Clean, Well-Maintained Lot
24-hour video surveillance signage on the security fence at A Box's Cambridge storage facility

You can also have us pick up a unit you loaded at home and keep it here on the lot, then redeliver it whenever you are ready. Rates match our delivered units: $99 a month for the 8' x 8', $139 for the 8' x 12', $159 for the 8' x 16', $169 for the 8' x 18', and $179 for the 8' x 20' — all plus tax. Call to see what is open on the lot.

Move Dates Don't Wait — Reserve Your Container

Closing days, demo days, and busy season all fill our schedule fast. Call us with your date and we'll lock in a size and a delivery slot while it's still open. Delivery and pickup are already in the price.

New to all this? Start with an overview of portable storage in Cambridge, MD, or see how Container Delivery & Moving works.

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