Why is the range of moving prices in Pineridge so narrow?

Because the jobs here have been much the same size: 73% of them graded small, and half of the 15 on file ran between 2.88 and 4.13 hours on site. That is what holds the middle half of prices inside a $527 to $755 band where the wider northeast Calgary set spans $418 to $1,059. It rests on ten priced jobs, though, so a fuller house or a long carry to the truck will still land outside it.

How long does a move in Pineridge take?

The median move in Pineridge runs 3.75 hours on site, with half of the 15 jobs behind that figure between 2.88 and 4.13 hours, close to the 3.88-hour median across the surrounding northeast Calgary communities. Two movers is the median crew, and half the jobs used two or three. Because the rate is hourly and travel time within city limits is not charged, those on-site hours are the bill.

What does a three-bedroom move cost near Pineridge?

$1,128 is the median for a three-bedroom house or townhouse move across northeast Calgary, drawn from 37 completed jobs with half of them falling between $846 and $1,604. That is three movers, one truck and 5.5 hours on site. Fewer than five moves of that size sit inside Pineridge's own boundary, so the wider northeast figure is the honest one to quote.

Is it cheaper to move in Pineridge than elsewhere in northeast Calgary?

A little, and it is the size of the jobs rather than the rate: $621 against $683 across the 15 northeast Calgary communities Pineridge is grouped with, on 3.75 hours on site against 3.88, with 73% of Pineridge jobs graded small against 68%. The hourly rate is the same one every Calgary move is billed at. What differs between two neighbourhoods is how big the loads are, not what an hour costs.

What is included in the hourly rate for a move in Pineridge?

The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, with the rate stated in the agreement before the crew starts. The $621 median above is total cost with tax rather than a subtotal. Packing services and bin rentals are available in Pineridge and are quoted separately.

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Movers in Pineridge: what we know about moving here

What stands out in Pineridge's record is how little the jobs vary. Half of the 15 moves on file ran between 2.88 and 4.13 hours on site, barely more than an hour between the quartiles, and half of the 10 that carry a price landed between $527 and $755. Across the northeast Calgary communities pooled below, the equivalent price band runs $418 to $1,059. Pineridge's work is clustered where the wider set is spread.

The community behind it is a mid-century one with genuinely mixed housing: houses are the largest share, but apartments and townhouses together are not far behind, and owning and renting are not far apart either. So a job here could start at a driveway or at a lobby, and it is worth saying which when you book. What the record says is that whichever it was, it has tended to be a small job: 73% of them graded small, on a median day of 3.75 hours with two movers. Ten priced jobs is not many, so read the tightness as an observation rather than a rule.

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The housing here is genuinely mixed, with houses the largest share and apartments and townhouses together not far behind, so it is worth saying which kind of home you are moving out of when you book, because it changes the crew and what has to be arranged first. Where a job starts at a building door, the elevator and the loading area belong to the building and want reserving in advance. Where the truck has to sit on the roadway instead, Calgary's Street Use Permit runs $31.50 a day for shorter-term use, includes the temporary no-parking permit, and wants at least 5 days' notice.

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

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

People: 9,850
One-person households: 27%

2021 federal census

Homes: 3,912
What people live in: 44% single-detached houses
20% apartments
16% townhouses
Owned or rented: 57% owned
43% 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.

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Pineridge moving costs, by the numbers

At least 15 residential moves are attributed to Pineridge since 2024, counted where either end of the job sits inside the community, and 8 of them fell in the last twelve months. The all-time count is a floor rather than a total; the twelve-month figure beside it is exact. Hours and crew size rest on all 15 of those jobs, and the price median on the 10 that carry one. At a sample this size the quartiles are the planning figures, $527 to $755, and $621 is the middle job.

What a local move cost: $621 median
Residential moves in Pineridge: at least 15
In the last 12 months: 8
Crew hours on site: 3.75 median
Crew size: 2 movers median

Pineridge’s own community boundary about 1.6 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move this size costs in Northeast Calgary

Sizes of move cut out of the completed residential jobs in Northeast Calgary, the communities beside this one. Pineridge has fewer than five of its own at each size, and a band resting on fewer than five moves is not published here at any scope.

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Northeast Calgary

$583
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $365 and $830 · 77 moves

3.5 hours on site half ran 2.25–4.75 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Across northeast Calgary a one-bedroom apartment or condo move is two movers and one truck, a median of $583 and 3.5 hours on site, drawn from 77 completed jobs. Half of them ran between 2.25 and 4.75 hours and half fell between $365 and $830. That is a wide price band for a small load, and the reason is access rather than contents. A bedroom, a living room and a kitchen's worth of boxes is the same load anywhere; a lift shared with a whole building is not.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Calgary, across 77 moves.

A two-bedroom apartment or condo move in Northeast Calgary

$768
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $532 and $1,210 · 77 moves

4.5 hours on site half ran 3.5–6.5 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A two-bedroom apartment or condo move across northeast Calgary is still two movers and one truck, with a median of $768 and 4.5 hours on site across 77 completed jobs. Half of them ran between 3.5 and 6.5 hours and half landed between $532 and $1,210. That is an hour longer than a one-bedroom at the median, for a second bedroom's worth of furniture and boxes. At this size the elevator and a loading spot are worth booking with the building before the date.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Calgary, across 77 moves.

A three-bedroom house or townhouse move in Northeast Calgary

$1,128
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $846 and $1,604 · 37 moves

5.5 hours on site half ran 4.5–7.5 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

At three bedrooms the crew goes to three movers with one truck, and across northeast Calgary the median is $1,128 and 5.5 hours on site across 37 completed jobs. Half ran between 4.5 and 7.5 hours and half fell between $846 and $1,604. This is where a day stops being about bedrooms: the basement, the garage and how much has been boxed before the crew arrives are what decide whether a house lands near the bottom of that band or the top.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Calgary, across 37 moves.

A four-bedroom-plus move in Northeast Calgary

$1,687
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $1,091 and $2,649 · 12 moves

7.75 hours on site half ran 6.38–11.06 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A four-bedroom-plus move across northeast Calgary is three movers, one truck and a median of 7.75 hours on site, at a median price of $1,687. Only 12 jobs stand behind that, so read it as the middle of a small sample rather than as a rate; half of them ran between 6.38 and 11.06 hours and half fell between $1,091 and $2,649. The hourly rate is the same one every local move is billed at. What makes a day this long is how much of the house is still to be packed.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Calgary, across 12 moves.

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How much does it cost to move in Pineridge?

The median local move in Pineridge costs $621, total cost with tax, and half of the 10 local jobs we have priced inside the boundary fell between $527 and $755. Ten jobs is a short record, so read that figure as a midpoint rather than as a quote.

Why is the range of moving prices in Pineridge so narrow?

Because the jobs here have been much the same size: 73% of them graded small, and half of the 15 on file ran between 2.88 and 4.13 hours on site. That is what holds the middle half of prices inside a $527 to $755 band where the wider northeast Calgary set spans $418 to $1,059. It rests on ten priced jobs, though, so a fuller house or a long carry to the truck will still land outside it.
How long does a move in Pineridge take?

The median move in Pineridge runs 3.75 hours on site, with half of the 15 jobs behind that figure between 2.88 and 4.13 hours, close to the 3.88-hour median across the surrounding northeast Calgary communities. Two movers is the median crew, and half the jobs used two or three. Because the rate is hourly and travel time within city limits is not charged, those on-site hours are the bill.
What does a three-bedroom move cost near Pineridge?

$1,128 is the median for a three-bedroom house or townhouse move across northeast Calgary, drawn from 37 completed jobs with half of them falling between $846 and $1,604. That is three movers, one truck and 5.5 hours on site. Fewer than five moves of that size sit inside Pineridge's own boundary, so the wider northeast figure is the honest one to quote.
Is it cheaper to move in Pineridge than elsewhere in northeast Calgary?

A little, and it is the size of the jobs rather than the rate: $621 against $683 across the 15 northeast Calgary communities Pineridge is grouped with, on 3.75 hours on site against 3.88, with 73% of Pineridge jobs graded small against 68%. The hourly rate is the same one every Calgary move is billed at. What differs between two neighbourhoods is how big the loads are, not what an hour costs.
What is included in the hourly rate for a move in Pineridge?

The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, with the rate stated in the agreement before the crew starts. The $621 median above is total cost with tax rather than a subtotal. Packing services and bin rentals are available in Pineridge and are quoted separately.

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Moving to Pineridge, or out of it

Most of the moves attributed to Pineridge are departures: 9 people left against 6 who came in, 60% of the attributed book against 40%. That is a count of jobs already completed rather than a statement about demand, but it does mean the typical Pineridge day we have worked started at a Pineridge address, the end that owns the packing and, where it is a building, the elevator booking.

With owning and renting not far apart across the housing here, a departure can be a lease ending or a sale closing, and each fixes the date a different way. Neither changes the bill: same crew, same truck, same hourly rate, and no charge for travel time within city limits. A move out of Pineridge most often ends somewhere else in the ring of northeast Calgary communities around it.

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Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Pineridge’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
Good communication, handled with care, punctual, and fair prices. Definetly will use again if or when that time comes, and you should too! They also had a doordasher bring me a coffee, and they gave me a Cactus.... WIN!!
Justin Rohl
moved from Pineridge to Mayland Heights, January 2026
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5 out of 5
I called for same day service and it was outstanding! 3 young men were fast, efficient, friendly, professional and I could not have asked for more. Those 3 were Andrew, Donavin and Vady - I highly recommend them and will use them again!!!
Karen Penner
May 2025 · 3 bedroom
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5 out of 5
Roma, Niko, and Yarik helped us with moving. They did a great job in being very efficent and professional. Thank you.
maria khurram
July 2023
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5 out of 5
Just had our second move with this company. They are reliable, friendly, gentle with our stuff. What else could you want? Oh and you get a treat cactus after the move!
Sarah Hogendorp
July 2023
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5 out of 5
First time using a moving company, Alex and Jad were awesome and made it a very smooth experience. Thank you! Booking process and communication was much easier compared to larger companies.
Nicholas C
July 2023
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5 out of 5
This company provided excellent service, both before the move and on moving day. They were professional and provided as many details as needed. On moving day, they were prompt for 8 a. m. and took great care wrapping our furniture, and being careful with many of our other possessions.
Judy Ames
July 2023
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Calgary

The pool below is 15 northeast Calgary communities and 286 completed moves, with Bridgeland, Skyview Ranch and Winston Heights carrying most of it. Pineridge sits a little under that pool on both lines, $621 against $683 and 3.75 hours on site against 3.88. The real difference is width: the pooled middle half spans $418 to $1,059 where Pineridge's spans $527 to $755. Ten priced jobs is not many, so treat that tightness as an observation about them rather than as a rule.

Measure	Pineridge	Northeast Calgary
Median local move	$621	$683
Median crew hours on site half of Pineridge’s ran 2.88–4.13 hours	3.75 hrs	3.88 hrs
Graded a small move Cactus’s own grading on the job	73%	68%
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 15 communities, this one and everything next to it	at least 15	286

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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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