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Aspen Gardens Movers, Edmonton

Cactus has completed over 200 residential moves across southwest Edmonton: Aspen Gardens and the 53 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.

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Movers in Aspen Gardens: what we know about moving here

Aspen Gardens is a small community and a simple one to plan a move in. The census finds only two kinds of home here, detached houses and apartments in low-rise buildings, and more than four homes in five are owner-occupied. That makes the ordinary job a house move on a possession date: a walk from a front door to a truck at the curb, interior stairs rather than a service lift, and everything a whole home accumulates rather than what fits on one floor of one.

Nothing in the community reaches five storeys, so there is no tower lift to reserve, and the housing is settled rather than newly built. The hours and prices below are drawn from the surrounding southwest Edmonton communities rather than from Aspen Gardens on its own.

Moving costs around Aspen Gardens, by the numbers

Those surrounding figures cover 53 southwest Edmonton communities and 202 completed residential moves. The middle job ran 4.75 hours on site, with half of them between 2.5 and 7.5 hours, and cost $864 with tax counted, half of the 202 landing between $466 and $1,534. Since the bill follows the clock, that band is mostly a record of how long different homes took rather than of different rates.

The comparison set
53 neighbourhoods · 202 moves

communities in southwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it

Crew hours on site
4.75 median

half ran 2.5–7.5 hours · 202 moves

How big those moves are
70% small · 25% medium · 5% large
Busiest months
August, June and April

August 30, June 25, April 24

What those moves cost
$864 median

half fell between $466 and $1,534 · based on 202 residential moves, total cost with tax

Simplified outline of the official Aspen Gardens community boundary in Edmonton, with a dot marking its centre.
Aspen Gardens’s own community boundary about 0.9 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

How much does it cost to move in Aspen Gardens?

The median local move across the 202 jobs in the southwest Edmonton communities around Aspen Gardens is $864, total cost with tax, and half of them fell between $466 and $1,534. Cactus charges hourly for a local move; the rate follows the number of movers and the size of the truck, and it is stated in the agreement before anyone starts.

  • Is a house move in Aspen Gardens different from an apartment move?

    Mostly in where the day starts and finishes. 79% of Aspen Gardens homes are detached, so the ordinary job runs from a front door to a truck at the curb with the crew working interior stairs; the 21% in low-rise buildings start at a shared entrance instead. Nothing here reaches five storeys, so there is no tower lift to reserve either way, and both are billed at the same hourly rate.

  • How long does a local move around Aspen Gardens take?

    The middle job across those 202 moves ran 4.75 hours on site, with half of them between 2.5 and 7.5 hours. Since a local move is billed by the hour, those hours are what the price is made of, which is why a walkthrough before the date is worth more than a description over the phone.

  • Do you charge for travel time to Aspen Gardens?

    No. There is no charge for travel time within city limits, so an Aspen Gardens move is billed only for the hours the crew is working. There is no deposit on a local move and no fuel surcharge either: the rate in the agreement is the rate, and packing services and bin rentals are quoted separately if you want them.

Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.

Aspen Gardens neighbourhood guide for moving day

With no building in Aspen Gardens reaching five storeys, the usual apartment problem, a lift to reserve and a loading bay with a window on it, is not the thing to arrange here. What replaces it is where the truck can stand on a settled residential street. A vehicle that has to occupy the road rather than a driveway falls under Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, currently at no fee for the work reasons that apply, with processing that takes about 6 business days and runs longer in peak construction season. That request belongs in the same week you confirm the date.

Most homes in Aspen Gardens were built 1961 to 1980

2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home

People
1,655
Homes
625

People per household

2.7

2021 federal census

What people live in
  • 79% single-detached houses
  • 21% apartments in low-rise buildings
In a building of five storeys or more
0% of homes
One-person households
20%

2021 federal census

Owned or rented
  • 83% owned
  • 17% rented

2021 federal census, 25% sample

Booking the curb

On-Street Construction and Maintenance (OSCAM) Permit

City of Edmonton
What it costs
No fee currently: OSCAM Permits associated with Temporary Crossing, Tree Shrub Hoarding and Waste Bin, POD or SeaCan work reasons currently have no fees associated with them. A daily permitting fee for on-street placement of commercial waste bins, PODs or SeaCans is planned but is on hold until further notice.
How much notice
Average processing time is 6 business days. Low-impact projects should be submitted a minimum of 6 working days prior to start of work; high-impact projects a minimum of 10 working days. Longer processing during peak construction season (March to October).

Not sure whether your block needs an OSCAM permit before the truck arrives? Booking the curb in Aspen Gardens is something we do every week: talk to our Edmonton team

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.

Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.

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

181 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Edmonton listing since February 2024

  • 5 out of 5

    Ivan, Max, and Nikita did an amazing job packing and prepping for move day. Highly recommend Cactus.

    Andrew Rasmussen

    moved from Belgravia to Aspen Gardens, July 2026 · 4 bedroom

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  • 5 out of 5

    Had a fantastic move with Cactus Moving! Ivan and George were incredibly kind, friendly, and efficient with my move. They also assembled my bed frame for me which was a huge help! Definitely would recommend!

    Jenna

    March 2026

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  • 5 out of 5

    I was 100% satisfied with Cactus Moving. My movers were prompt, courteous, and did an amazing job. I would use this company again and recommend them to others. I appreciated the call before the move confirming everything as well as the call after the move to make sure I was satisfied.

    Maria Skulmoski

    March 2026

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  • 5 out of 5

    I just used cactus moving. From talking on the phone from booking & when the movers showed up, it was all very professional... The movers names were George & Andre, two younger Ukrainian fellows. Very nice & professional... If you want guys to get the job done.

    Clayton Romanchuk

    March 2026 · 2 bedroom

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  • 5 out of 5

    They help us to unload a trailer today. Ivan and his coworker Noah were great. Ivan is an super expert mover. Not any mess or hitting to the walls. And they don't waste 1 minutes. Thankssss and they gave us a gift

    Mehdi Davoodi

    February 2026

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  • 5 out of 5

    Lovish and gift are amazing the moving went very well they did good.

    ヅshiina

    February 2026

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Reading one that sounds like your move? Our Edmonton coordinators will walk through the whole day with you before anything is booked: call the Edmonton office

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