Baranow Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 270 residential moves across northwest Edmonton: Baranow and the 27 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (825) 526-2626 nowMovers in Baranow: what we know about moving here
Baranow is a walk-up neighbourhood. The great majority of its homes are apartments in low-rise buildings and nothing in the community reaches five storeys, so a job here starts at a building door and comes down a stairwell rather than out of a service lift. That single fact shapes a moving day in Baranow more than anything else does.
More homes are rented than owned, which puts the date on a lease more often than on a possession and makes the entrance and the corridor somebody else's to confirm. Households are small and more than a third of the homes hold one person, so the loads are modest. The hours and prices below come from the ring of northwest Edmonton communities Baranow sits inside.
Moving costs around Baranow, by the numbers
That ring is 27 northwest Edmonton communities carrying 273 completed residential moves between them, Oliver, Downtown and Queen Mary Park among them. The middle job ran 4 hours on site, with half between 2.75 and 6 hours, and cost $700 with tax counted, half of the 273 landing between $496 and $1,091. Seventy-four per cent were graded small, 22% medium and 4% large. On an hourly rate a spread that wide is a spread of hours, not of rates: the same crew and truck are billed the same way at both ends of it.
- The comparison set
- 27 neighbourhoods · 273 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4 median
- How big those moves are
- 74% small · 22% medium · 4% large
- Busiest months
- May, April and July
- What those moves cost
- $700 median
communities in northwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.75–6 hours · 273 moves
May 41, April 31, July 30
half fell between $496 and $1,091 · based on 273 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Baranow?
The median local move across the 273 jobs in the northwest Edmonton communities around Baranow is $700, total cost with tax, and half of them fell between $496 and $1,091. Cactus charges hourly for a local move, with the rate set by the number of movers and the size of the truck and stated in the agreement before the crew starts.
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What is an apartment move in Baranow like?
It is a stairwell job. 86% of Baranow's homes are apartments in low-rise buildings and none of the community reaches five storeys, so the load comes down stairs to a truck parked at a walk-up door rather than out of a lift at a loading bay. The rate is the same hourly rate every other local move is billed at; the flights are what change the hours.
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How long does a move in Baranow take?
The middle job across those 273 moves ran 4 hours on site, with half of them between 2.75 and 6 hours. Because a local move is billed by the hour and there is no charge for travel time within city limits, that is close to the whole of what a Baranow move costs: the hours the crew is actually working.
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Do I need to tell my building about the move?
It is worth doing. With 86% of Baranow's homes in low-rise apartment buildings, the entrance, the corridor and where the truck can stand are usually the building's to say rather than yours. Nothing here reaches five storeys, so there is no tower lift to book; what is worth confirming is the door and the stair access.
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Is there a deposit or a fuel surcharge on a Baranow move?
No to both. The agreement states the hourly rate before the crew starts and nothing else joins it later. Packing services and bin rentals are available in Baranow and are quoted separately.
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Baranow neighbourhood guide for moving day
Building height is the useful fact on Baranow's list. With nothing here above four storeys, plan for a stairwell carry and a door that has to be propped rather than for a lift and a loading bay with a window on it. Stairs are what a walk-up move is made of, so it is worth saying how many flights there are when you book. The curb is the second item: Edmonton runs on-street work through an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, currently at no fee for the work reasons that apply, and it wants at least 6 working days of notice on low-impact work.
Most homes in Baranow were built 2011 to 2015
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,370
- Homes
- 965
- What people live in
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- 86% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 11% semi-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 37%
People per household
2.3
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 44% owned
- 56% rented
2021 federal census, 25% sample
- 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 Baranow 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 Baranow’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
We have booked them twice and we are always happy with their service and I love the cactus giveaways thank you for your service Ivan and George. We will recommend this company all the time. 😊
5 out of 5
George and Ivan did an amazing job moving me!! Very kind and professional. Worked quickly but were gentle with all my stuff. I am so impressed with Cactus Moving and will be recommending them to everyone I know who is looking for movers.
5 out of 5
Lovish and George were great, so professional and careful with our things. They protected the floors and our furniture every step of the way making the move quick and stress free. They were upfront about any costs. Would definitely recommend this service to anyone moving.
5 out of 5
Jorge and Lovish are the team that help me move items from my place to the storage locker. They were punctual, both very respectful and took great care moving the items.
5 out of 5
Highly recommend Ivan and George from Cactus Moving. They wrapped and secured all our belongings so nothing got damaged in transport. Respected our homes and time, worked fast but efficient. Reasonably priced also. We would definitely use this company again for future moves.
5 out of 5
George and Ivan were the movers and they were very fast and efficient. The company didnt have any hidden fees or unnecessary crap. They kept in touch through out the entire move and made what was very stressful for me very easy. Good people all around.
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