What does a one-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne cost?

$537 is the median one-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne, from 12 priced jobs, with half of them between $436 and $590. No other size on this page has a band that tight. That is two movers, one truck and 3.25 hours on site. A two-bedroom runs $668 and a three-bedroom $1,463, so the size of the home is what moves the bill.

What does a three-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne cost?

$1,463 is the median three-bedroom move here, across 8 priced jobs, with half of them landing between $931 and $1,951. That is three movers, one truck and 7 hours on site in the middle, close to double the community's overall 3.75-hour median day. Eight jobs is a small base, so read the median rather than the edges.

Is a condo move in McKenzie Towne different from a house move?

The access is, and that is what decides the day: an apartment or townhouse job turns on the entrance, the lift and where the truck can sit while it loads, while a detached house is a driveway and a front door. The rate does not change between them. The cards above show a two-bedroom at $668 over 4 hours and a three-bedroom at $1,463 over 7. Roughly half of McKenzie Towne's homes are something other than a detached house, so it is worth confirming which version applies to you.

Is McKenzie Towne less expensive to move in than nearby communities?

A little. The median local move here is $717 against $799 across the 22 southeast Calgary communities around it, and the middle day is 3.75 hours against 4.25. A housing mix where roughly half the homes are not detached houses is the likeliest reason, because a shorter day on an hourly rate comes to less. Both figures are medians of completed work rather than quotes.

Do you charge for travel time to McKenzie Towne?

No. Travel time within city limits is not charged, so a McKenzie Towne move is billed for the hours the crew is actually working. That is a median of 3.75 hours on site across 64 completed jobs here, with half of them running between 2.44 and 4.75 hours.

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Movers in McKenzie Towne: what we know about moving here

McKenzie Towne is the mixed-housing case in this part of the city: roughly half the homes are single-detached and most of the rest are apartments and townhouses, with three quarters of the community owner-occupied. So whether a job starts at a private door or a shared one is a real question here rather than a formality, and it is the first thing worth settling when you book.

The record that mix produces is a narrow one. Sixty-four timed jobs put the middle move at 3.75 hours on site, with half of them finishing between 2.44 and 4.75 hours, and 53 priced ones give a $717 median with the middle half between $480 and $944. Both figures run under the 22 southeast Calgary communities around it, which sit at 4.25 hours and $799. Seventy-three per cent of the work here graded small, and the median crew was two.

McKenzie Towne neighbourhood guide for moving day

The practical consequence of a mix like this is that you cannot assume the shape of the day from the address. Half the homes are detached and a good share of the rest are apartments and townhouses, so on some jobs the crew walks up a driveway and on others they need an entrance, a lift and a loading area booked with the building. That is worth settling before the date rather than on the morning. On the street side, Calgary's shorter-term street-use permit is stated at $31.50 per day, the temporary no-parking permit is included in it, and the City asks for 5 days' notice on a residential move.

McKenzie Towne is still building out

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

People: 17,505
One-person households: 25%

2021 federal census

Homes: 7,166
What people live in: 51% single-detached houses
21% apartments
17% townhouses
Owned or rented: 75% owned
25% 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 McKenzie Towne is. A locator map from Google, not a coverage map.

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McKenzie Towne moving costs, by the numbers

Over 60 residential moves have been attributed to McKenzie Towne's own boundary since 2024, 28 of them in the last twelve months. The first figure is a floor rather than a total; the second is exact. Hours and crew size come from 64 of those moves, and the price quartiles from the 53 that were local household jobs closed end to end. Every dollar figure is the total paid with tax rather than an hourly rate multiplied out.

What a local move cost: $717 median
Residential moves in McKenzie Towne: over 60
In the last 12 months: 28
Crew hours on site: 3.75 median
Crew size: 2 movers median

McKenzie Towne’s own community boundary about 2 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move in McKenzie Towne actually looks like

Four sizes of move, cut out of 64 completed residential jobs in McKenzie Towne. Another 26 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 move in McKenzie Towne

$537
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $436 and $590 · 12 moves

3.25 hours on site half ran 3–4.06 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

$537 is the median one-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne, from 12 priced jobs, and the band around it is the tightest of the four: half of them fell between $436 and $590. Two movers, one truck, and the middle day is 3.25 hours on site with half running 3 to 4.06 hours. That is a morning's work: a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen's worth of boxes. At 19% of what we do here it is a size this community produces steadily.

19% of the moves we have completed in McKenzie Towne · 12 moves

A two-bedroom apartment or condo move in McKenzie Towne

$668
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $593 and $850 · 17 moves

4 hours on site half ran 3–4.75 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

The size we handle most often in McKenzie Towne, at 27% of the work: 17 priced jobs, a $668 median, and half of them between $593 and $850. Still two movers and one truck, with the middle day at 4 hours on site and half running 3 to 4.75 hours. Roughly three quarters of an hour more than a one-bedroom, for a second bedroom's worth of furniture. Where the address is an apartment, a booked lift is what keeps it there.

27% of the moves we have completed in McKenzie Towne · 17 moves

A three-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne

$1,463
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $931 and $1,951 · 8 moves

7 hours on site half ran 4.63–8.38 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Eight three-bedroom moves in McKenzie Towne carry a settled price, and their median is $1,463 with half of them between $931 and $1,951. On a small set that is a wide band, so the middle figure is the useful one. Three movers and one truck, and the middle day is 7 hours on site with half running 4.63 to 8.38. At 13% of the work here, this is the size at which a walkthrough before the date earns its keep.

13% of the moves we have completed in McKenzie Towne · 8 moves

A four-bedroom-plus house move in Southeast Calgary

$1,833
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $1,190 and $2,781 · 59 moves

7.5 hours on site half ran 5.25–10 hours
4 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

McKenzie Towne has fewer than five four-bedroom-plus moves of its own, so this card describes that size across the southeast Calgary communities around it: 59 of them, a $1,833 median, 7.5 hours on site, and 4 movers with one truck. Half of those days ran between 5.25 and 10 hours, and half of the prices between $1,190 and $2,781. The hourly rate is the same one every other size is billed at; what makes a day this long is how much is still unpacked when the crew arrives.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southeast Calgary, across 59 moves.

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How much does it cost to move in McKenzie Towne?

The median local move in McKenzie Towne costs $717, total with tax, and half of the 53 priced jobs closed here fell between $480 and $944, a narrow band for residential work. Cactus bills by the hour, at a rate set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and the agreement states it before the crew starts. The four cards above split that median by the size of the home.

What does a one-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne cost?

$537 is the median one-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne, from 12 priced jobs, with half of them between $436 and $590. No other size on this page has a band that tight. That is two movers, one truck and 3.25 hours on site. A two-bedroom runs $668 and a three-bedroom $1,463, so the size of the home is what moves the bill.
What does a three-bedroom move in McKenzie Towne cost?

$1,463 is the median three-bedroom move here, across 8 priced jobs, with half of them landing between $931 and $1,951. That is three movers, one truck and 7 hours on site in the middle, close to double the community's overall 3.75-hour median day. Eight jobs is a small base, so read the median rather than the edges.
Is a condo move in McKenzie Towne different from a house move?

The access is, and that is what decides the day: an apartment or townhouse job turns on the entrance, the lift and where the truck can sit while it loads, while a detached house is a driveway and a front door. The rate does not change between them. The cards above show a two-bedroom at $668 over 4 hours and a three-bedroom at $1,463 over 7. Roughly half of McKenzie Towne's homes are something other than a detached house, so it is worth confirming which version applies to you.
Is McKenzie Towne less expensive to move in than nearby communities?

A little. The median local move here is $717 against $799 across the 22 southeast Calgary communities around it, and the middle day is 3.75 hours against 4.25. A housing mix where roughly half the homes are not detached houses is the likeliest reason, because a shorter day on an hourly rate comes to less. Both figures are medians of completed work rather than quotes.
Do you charge for travel time to McKenzie Towne?

No. Travel time within city limits is not charged, so a McKenzie Towne move is billed for the hours the crew is actually working. That is a median of 3.75 hours on site across 64 completed jobs here, with half of them running between 2.44 and 4.75 hours.

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Moving to McKenzie Towne, or out of it

The two directions are almost even in McKenzie Towne, with the outbound half marginally larger: 32 moves out against 30 in, 50% against 47%. Three quarters of the homes here are owned, so most of that traffic runs on possession dates rather than lease ends, fixed by a sale and known well ahead; the rented quarter of the stock is where a tenancy sets the date instead.

A move out of McKenzie Towne usually ends somewhere in the ring of southeast communities beside it, Seton, Mahogany and Cranston among the busiest of them. In a community still building out, a fair share of the arrivals are first moves into a home nobody has lived in. Either direction, the crew, the truck and the hourly rate are the same.

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Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside McKenzie Towne’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

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The team at Cactus Moving were excellent. From a complimentary coffee delivery, friendly and quick movers, to a mini cactus house warming gift, Id highly recommend Cactus to anyone making a move, no matter how big or small. 11 out of 10!
Carrie Moore
moved from Douglasdale to McKenzie Towne, January 2026
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5 out of 5
It is not possible to have a great time moving. It sucks. But it sucks a lot less when the company is on time, totally professional yet completely relaxed and on top of the job.
Stuart mueller
moved from McKenzie Towne to Douglasdale, October 2025
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5 out of 5
Very professional staff, punctual and friendly. Made my move smooth with no hiccups. Definitely recommend this company!
Nir Eidelberg
October 2023
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5 out of 5
Worth. Every. Penny. Made our move so easy and less stressful. Mitchell and Dima were extremely hard workers, professional and kind. I don’t want to move ever again, but if we do, we are gonna use Cactus Moving again!
Kayley Harrington
October 2023
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5 out of 5
Mitchell and Jacob were both phenomenal in my move just recently. They were courteous, accommodating and made my move seamless. Thank you gentleman for making my move less stressful and being very personable through the whole thing!
Amanda Felsheim
September 2023
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5 out of 5
The team arrived promptly at arranged start time. This was a true indicator of how move would go. Andrii and team were very thoughtful, respectful and methodical in the whole load process only taking 1 break. The unload was just as smooth in our new place.
Robin E
September 2023
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Calgary

The ring around McKenzie Towne is 22 southeast Calgary communities holding 1,025 moves, with Seton, Mahogany and Cranston chief among them. McKenzie Towne runs quicker and cheaper than that set, 3.75 hours against 4.25 and $717 against $799. That is consistent with a housing mix where roughly half the homes are something other than a detached house.

Measure	McKenzie Towne	Southeast Calgary
Median local move	$717	$799
Median crew hours on site half of McKenzie Towne’s ran 2.44–4.75 hours	3.75 hrs	4.25 hrs
Graded a small move Cactus’s own grading on the job	73%	60%
Busiest months by move date · a month with fewer than five moves is not published	August, June and September	August, May and July
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 22 communities, this one and everything next to it	over 60	1,025

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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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