Springbank Hill Movers, Calgary

Two movers and one truck, a median of 3.63 hours on site, and the tightest hours band on the page: half of these ten moves ran 2.63 to 3.75 hours. That is what a one-bedroom apartment or condo looks like when the contents are predictable: a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen's worth of cartons, with the bed frame usually the only piece needing both movers at once. Half of the totals fell between $371 and $678, and the lift and loading area belong to the building rather than the crew.

Still two movers and one truck at this size, with a median of 5.25 hours on site. Add a second bedroom's worth of furniture and boxes and the day runs around an hour and a half longer than a one-bedroom. Fifteen completed moves sit behind it and half fell between $711 and $1,315, a wider band than the card above because a two-bedroom here can be a condo or most of a townhouse. The hours ran 4.13 to 6.88 across the middle half, and access at the building end usually decides which.

Three movers, one truck, and a median of 6.75 hours on site, which is a full working day. Fourteen completed Springbank Hill moves are behind it, half of them between $1,057 and $2,218, with the hours running 4.75 to 8.88. At this size the bedrooms are only part of the job: the garage, the basement and whatever has been stored in them decide whether the day finishes in the afternoon or the evening. A walkthrough before the date is what puts a particular house inside that band.

Fewer than five four-bedroom-plus moves sit inside Springbank Hill's own boundary, so this card is drawn from 64 of them across southwest Calgary. Three movers, one truck, and a median of 7.88 hours on site, with the middle half spread from 4 to 10 hours and half the totals between $870 and $2,719. At this size the packing is what moves the number: a fully boxed house is a different day from one being packed around the crew, and packing services can be added to the same booking.