What does a one-bedroom move in Brentwood cost?

$639 is the median for a one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Brentwood, with half of the 12 completed at this size falling between $521 and $818. That is two movers, one truck and 3.5 hours on site. It is the most common job here, at 29% of the work, so of the four cards above it rests on the steadiest local sample.

Why is a move in Brentwood less expensive than the rest of northwest Calgary?

Because the jobs are smaller and shorter, not because the rate is different: 71% of Brentwood moves graded small and the rest medium, with nothing on the record here graded large, where the surrounding communities run 9% large. The median day is 3.25 hours on site against 4, and at an hourly rate a shorter day is a smaller total.

What is an apartment move in Brentwood like?

A short, predictable job: two movers, one truck and 3.5 hours on site at the median for a one-bedroom, at $639. About a quarter of the homes here are apartments, so a good share of the work starts at a building door. The lift and the loading zone then decide more of the day than the furniture does, and both are worth booking with the building before the date.

What is included in the hourly rate in Brentwood?

The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, with the rate written into the agreement before the crew starts. Nothing is added to that: no deposit on a local move, no fuel surcharge, and no charge for travel time within city limits, which is why the $375 to $835 band above is the whole cost of those 37 jobs with tax in, and not a subtotal.

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Movers in Brentwood: what we know about moving here

Brentwood splits almost evenly between owners and renters, and about a quarter of its homes are apartments sitting among detached houses. That mix is why the work here does not stack into the warm months the way a community of family houses does. Leases end all year, and a lease-driven book spreads across the calendar.

The jobs are short. The median day runs 3.25 hours on site, half of the 42 completed moves ran between 2.5 and 5 hours, and the middle half of them used exactly two movers. 71% graded small and the rest medium, and the median local move came to $621 with tax across 37 priced jobs. The four cards below split that same work by the size of the home.

Brentwood neighbourhood guide for moving day

Brentwood splits almost evenly between owners and renters, and a substantial minority of its homes are apartments. That last part is the one to act on: an apartment move starts at a building door, so the lift and the loading zone are worth booking with the building before the date, and plenty of those bookings cover a partial load rather than a full home. For the houses, the constraint shifts outdoors to the kerb. A truck that has to occupy road space needs a Street Use Permit, stated at $31.50 a day for shorter-term use with the temporary no-parking permit included, and the City asks for at least 5 days of notice.

Brentwood is largely built out in the 1960s/1970s

2019 municipal census · the City’s own community-structure label

People: 7,410
One-person households: 28%

2021 federal census

Homes: 3,332
What people live in: 59% single-detached houses
27% apartments
8% townhouses
Owned or rented: 49% owned
51% rented

2019 municipal census

Booking the curb

Street Use Permit (with an accompanying Temporary No Parking Permit)

City of Calgary

What it costs: Street Use Permit stated at $31.50 per day for shorter-term use; the Temporary No Parking Permit is included in the Street Use Permit cost. ParkPlus parking fees apply on top if the restriction is in a paid parking zone.
How much notice: Apply at least 5 days in advance of the planned work for lower-impact work such as a residential move. Incomplete applications, revisions, or changes after submission can extend these timelines.

Where Brentwood is. A locator map from Google, not a coverage map.

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Brentwood moving costs, by the numbers

Over 40 residential moves have been attributed to Brentwood's own boundary since 2024, 22 of them in the last twelve months, and 42 carry enough detail to sit behind the hours and crew figures. The all-time count is a floor, while the last-twelve-month figure is exact. What is left is 37 priced household moves, which is a sample worth quoting a range from.

What a local move cost: $621 median
Residential moves in Brentwood: over 40
In the last 12 months: 22
Crew hours on site: 3.25 median
Crew size: 2 movers median

Brentwood’s own community boundary about 2.4 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move in Brentwood actually looks like

Four sizes of move, cut out of 42 completed residential jobs in Brentwood. Another 11 were storage runs, container loads and part-home jobs whose paperwork records no bedroom count; they belong to none of the four.

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Brentwood

$639
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $521 and $818 · 12 moves

3.5 hours on site half ran 2.69–5.25 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

The most common job Brentwood produces, at 29% of the work here: two movers, one truck and a median of 3.5 hours on site. Half of the 12 completed at this size ran between 2.69 and 5.25 hours and cost between $521 and $818. It is a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen worth of boxes, usually coming out through a building door, so the elevator window is what most often moves a job up that band.

29% of the moves we have completed in Brentwood · 12 moves

A two-bedroom move in Brentwood

$563
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $380 and $987 · 10 moves

2.88 hours on site half ran 2.75–4 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

The two-bedroom card is the shortest day on this page: two movers, one truck and a median of 2.88 hours on site, with half of the 10 completed at this size running between 2.75 and 4 hours. It also lands below the one-bedroom at the median, $563 against $639, which is what happens on a short list when several of the jobs are part-home loads rather than whole flats. Half of them cost between $380 and $987.

24% of the moves we have completed in Brentwood · 10 moves

A three-bedroom move in Brentwood

$893
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $651 and $1,642 · 8 moves

5.13 hours on site half ran 3.81–9.06 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

At three bedrooms the crew goes to three movers and the median day runs 5.13 hours on site, but the band is the widest on the page: half of the 8 completed at this size ran between 3.81 and 9.06 hours and cost between $651 and $1,642. That spread is the difference between a house that is fully packed when the crew arrives and one that is not. A walkthrough before the date is what narrows it.

19% of the moves we have completed in Brentwood · 8 moves

A four-bedroom-plus house or townhouse move in Northwest Calgary

$1,700
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $956 and $2,425 · 60 moves

7 hours on site half ran 4.69–9.56 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A four-bedroom-plus house or townhouse move across the northwest Calgary communities runs three movers, one truck and a median of 7 hours on site, with half of the 60 jobs at this size falling between 4.69 and 9.56 hours and between $956 and $2,425. Brentwood has fewer than five of its own this big, so those figures describe the wider set rather than the community. It is a full day at the same hourly rate every smaller job pays.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northwest Calgary, across 60 moves.

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How much does it cost to move in Brentwood?

The median local move in Brentwood costs $621, total cost with tax, and half of the 37 local jobs priced here fell between $375 and $835. That is well under the $792 median across the surrounding northwest Calgary communities, on a much narrower band.

What does a one-bedroom move in Brentwood cost?

$639 is the median for a one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Brentwood, with half of the 12 completed at this size falling between $521 and $818. That is two movers, one truck and 3.5 hours on site. It is the most common job here, at 29% of the work, so of the four cards above it rests on the steadiest local sample.
Why is a move in Brentwood less expensive than the rest of northwest Calgary?

Because the jobs are smaller and shorter, not because the rate is different: 71% of Brentwood moves graded small and the rest medium, with nothing on the record here graded large, where the surrounding communities run 9% large. The median day is 3.25 hours on site against 4, and at an hourly rate a shorter day is a smaller total.
What is an apartment move in Brentwood like?

A short, predictable job: two movers, one truck and 3.5 hours on site at the median for a one-bedroom, at $639. About a quarter of the homes here are apartments, so a good share of the work starts at a building door. The lift and the loading zone then decide more of the day than the furniture does, and both are worth booking with the building before the date.
What is included in the hourly rate in Brentwood?

The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, with the rate written into the agreement before the crew starts. Nothing is added to that: no deposit on a local move, no fuel surcharge, and no charge for travel time within city limits, which is why the $375 to $835 band above is the whole cost of those 37 jobs with tax in, and not a subtotal.

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Moving to Brentwood, or out of it

Departures outnumber arrivals here by better than two to one: 29 of the Brentwood moves on our record were people leaving the community and 13 were people arriving. With tenure split almost evenly, those departures are a mix of leases ending and homes selling, which is part of why the work here does not concentrate the way a purely owner-occupied community does.

What the direction does change is the timing: an outbound job has a handover time to meet, while an inbound one waits on access at the other end. On a 3.25-hour median day that matters more than it would on a full-day move: miss the window and the wait is a large share of the job.

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Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Brentwood’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.

730 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Calgary listing since May 2021

5 out of 5
Really great experience! Started the day with a complimentary coffee. The movers were very professional and timely. I feel like the cost was very fair for the service I received. And they gave me a little cactus at the end of my move. Would definitely use Cactus Moving again.
Elizabeth Bell
moved from Sunalta to Brentwood, April 2026 · 1 bedroom
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5 out of 5
They were very late but I'm prompt with good service at arrival. Sounds I'm like a mover hurt thier back. The are fast and efficient though
Kyle Coates
January 2026
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5 out of 5
The two men who handled my move were professional, friendly, and incredibly efficient. They worked quickly while still being careful with my belongings, and the whole process was smooth from start to finish.
Shauna Mills
January 2026
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5 out of 5
These guys were great! Very professional and moved all of the stuff from our house quickly. Always very fast to respond. Will be using them again!
Jeremy Cole
January 2026
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5 out of 5
Consistent communication, seamless service, and helpful, friendly people. Highly recommend.
Logan Edgelow
January 2026
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5 out of 5
It was really impressive. 3rd time using them and as usual they are the best! My day started with 2 complimentary coffees. In 30 minutes after we got our crew arrived, 5 minutes early. They used floor protectors, blankets and the crew itself was super friendly!
Linda Macdonald
January 2026
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Calgary

The 36 northwest Calgary communities around it hold 925 moves between them. Set against that, Brentwood is the quicker and less costly end of the range: $621 at the median against $792, and 3.25 hours against 4. Its price band is narrower too, $375 to $835 where the wider group runs from $459 to $1,346, which is what a community with no large moves on record looks like.

Measure	Brentwood	Northwest Calgary
Median local move	$621	$792
Median crew hours on site half of Brentwood’s ran 2.5–5 hours	3.25 hrs	4 hrs
Graded a small move Cactus’s own grading on the job	71%	61%
Busiest months by move date · a month with fewer than five moves is not published	August, December and March	August, July and June
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 36 communities, this one and everything next to it	over 40	925

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Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.

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