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Breckenridge Greens Movers, Edmonton

Cactus has completed over 220 residential moves across southwest Edmonton: Breckenridge Greens and the 56 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 Breckenridge Greens: what we know about moving here

Breckenridge Greens is owner-occupied almost to the exclusion of renting, and most of its homes are detached houses of relatively recent build. That settles two things about a move here before anyone opens a door: the date follows a possession day rather than a lease end, and the truck works from a driveway rather than from a building entrance. Nothing in the community rises above the low-rise band, so there is no tower lift to reserve and no loading bay to share. The figures below come from the ring of southwest Edmonton communities Breckenridge Greens sits inside, which is the closest measure we hold of what a move in this part of the city takes.

Moving costs around Breckenridge Greens, by the numbers

That set is 56 southwest Edmonton communities and 222 completed residential moves. Sixty-nine per cent of them were graded small, 27% medium and 5% large. The middle job ran 4.75 hours on site with half of the sample between 2.5 and 7.5 hours, and cost $868 with tax in, half of them landing between $482 and $1,490. Breckenridge Greens is more heavily detached and more heavily owner-occupied than that pooled description, so a whole-house move here belongs with the medium gradings rather than the small ones.

The comparison set
56 neighbourhoods Β· 222 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 Β· 222 moves

How big those moves are
69% small Β· 27% medium Β· 5% large
Busiest months
August, July and June

August 38, July 26, June 26

What those moves cost
$868 median

half fell between $482 and $1,490 Β· based on 222 residential moves, total cost with tax

Simplified outline of the official Breckenridge Greens community boundary in Edmonton, with a dot marking its centre.
Breckenridge Greens’s own community boundary about 0.7 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

How much does it cost to move in Breckenridge Greens?

The nearest measured figure is $868, the median across 222 residential moves in the southwest Edmonton communities around Breckenridge Greens, with half of them between $482 and $1,490 including tax. Cactus prices a local move 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. There is no deposit and no fuel surcharge.

  • How long does a local move around Breckenridge Greens take?

    The middle job across those 222 moves ran 4.75 hours on site, with half of them between 2.5 and 7.5 hours. Because the rate is hourly and travel time within city limits is not charged, that figure is what the bill is built from. A whole-house move with a garage behind it runs longer than a suite does, which is the difference between one end of that band and the other.

  • What size of move is most common around Breckenridge Greens?

    Sixty-nine per cent of the 222 moves in the surrounding southwest Edmonton communities were graded small, 27% medium and 5% large. Breckenridge Greens itself is more heavily detached than the pool it sits in, so a move from a whole house here is likelier to fall in that medium band than the split alone suggests. Grading is our own, applied to the job rather than to the address.

  • Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Breckenridge Greens?

    Only when the truck has to stand in the road, and then it is Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, currently free for the work reasons a residential move falls under. The lead time is the part that catches people: the City asks for a minimum of 6 working days on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact work, and processing stretches during peak construction season. With detached houses the commonest form in Breckenridge Greens, many jobs never need one at all.

Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.

Breckenridge Greens neighbourhood guide for moving day

Owning rather than renting changes the paperwork more than the lifting, but two lines here change the lifting. Breckenridge Greens has no home above the low-rise band, so nothing needs clearing with a concierge and the vertical work is interior stairs. And with households of moderate size in relatively recent housing, loads tend to be whole-house but not decades deep. The item to handle early is the road: if the truck has to occupy it, Edmonton wants an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, currently with no fee attached to work reasons of this kind, and a low-impact request should go in at least 6 working days ahead.

Most homes in Breckenridge Greens were built 2001 to 2005

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

People
1,840
Homes
735

People per household

2.5

2021 federal census

What people live in
  • 66% single-detached houses
  • 26% apartments in low-rise buildings
  • 8% semi-detached houses
In a building of five storeys or more
0% of homes
One-person households
24%

2021 federal census

Owned or rented
  • 87% owned
  • 13% 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 Breckenridge Greens 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 Breckenridge Greens’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

    Great moving experience! Strong and professional movers had us moved a lot faster and smoother than we expected! Highly recommended! Thank-you very much to Andrey and Vadim for your hard work and professionalism... much appreciated!

    B John

    September 2024

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  • 5 out of 5

    Thank you to Niko and Stan for delivering and putting together all our furniture! They were efficient, friendly and did an excellent job! Highly recommend!

    Catriona Deacon

    September 2024

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  • 5 out of 5

    Excellent service Use it every time when I need to move staff Highly recommend !

    Snizhana Kovalenko

    September 2024

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  • 5 out of 5

    It was amazing. Nice and smooth! 😱😱😱 Thanks to Andrew and Stan - the guy with biker mustache

    Master YODA

    September 2024

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  • 5 out of 5

    Thank you Cactus!!! 😁😁😁 Andrii, Vadim and Chint were super nice. They move our heavy couch πŸ›‹οΈ without any damages - put a moving blanket on it, shrink wrapped it and protected floor with some special pads. It was very effective and looked professional. I'm recommending that company.

    Amirka White

    September 2024

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  • 5 out of 5

    Just moved from Calgary to Edmonton. 🌡 Moving gave me a reasonable price and Andre with his crew did that so fast. I'm definitely going to recommend them to my friends who want to move in the future! Thank you guys

    Olena Redko

    September 2024

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