Brookside Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 190 residential moves across southwest Edmonton: Brookside and the 55 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 Brookside: what we know about moving here
Brookside is a neighbourhood of houses with full households in them. Detached homes make up the great majority of the stock, four in five are owned rather than rented, households run large and only a small minority are one person living alone. That describes house-to-house work with a driveway at both ends and family-sized loads rather than studio-sized ones, and it means the date usually follows a possession day. Nothing here is taller than the low-rise band, so access is a front walk and a set of interior stairs rather than a lift and a loading bay. The measured figures below widen out to the neighbouring communities of southwest Edmonton.
Moving costs around Brookside, by the numbers
Two hundred completed residential moves across 55 southwest Edmonton communities sit behind that band. Their median cost was $877 with tax in and half fell between $473 and $1,565; on site, the median was 4.75 hours with a middle half of 2.5 to 7.56. Brookside's own housing is heavier than that pooled description, almost entirely detached with larger households behind it, so plan against the upper part of that price band rather than the midpoint.
- The comparison set
- 55 neighbourhoods · 200 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4.75 median
- How big those moves are
- 70% small · 25% medium · 5% large
- Busiest months
- August, June and April
- What those moves cost
- $877 median
communities in southwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.5–7.56 hours · 200 moves
August 30, June 25, April 24
half fell between $473 and $1,565 · based on 200 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Brookside?
$877 is the median across the 200 residential moves in the southwest Edmonton communities around Brookside, with half of them between $473 and $1,565 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 carries it before anyone lifts anything. A whole house with a garage and a basement is a longer day than that midpoint describes.
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Why do local moving quotes around Brookside vary so much?
Because the sample runs from a one-bedroom suite to a whole house on the same hourly rate: half of the 200 moves in the surrounding communities landed between $473 and $1,565, and on site the middle half spanned 2.5 to 7.56 hours. The rate is not what varies; the hours are. With Brookside almost entirely detached housing, the number of rooms and how much of them is boxed in advance is what decides where a job lands.
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What is a detached house move in Brookside like?
It is a whole-house job rather than a room-by-room one: detached homes are the great majority of Brookside's stock, households run large, and the garage and the basement usually carry as much of the day as the bedrooms do. Access is straightforward, since no home here is in a building of five storeys or more, so the time goes into carrying rather than waiting for a lift. In the surrounding communities the middle job of any size ran 4.75 hours on site.
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Do you charge for travel time or take a deposit on a Brookside move?
No on both counts: there is no deposit on a local move, no fuel surcharge, and no charge for travel time within city limits, so a Brookside job is billed for the hours the crew is actually working. The rate is stated in the agreement before the crew starts, and there are no fees behind it. Packing services and bin rentals can be added to the same booking, and Cactus is licensed, insured and bonded.
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Brookside neighbourhood guide for moving day
No home in Brookside is in a building of five storeys or more, so there is no tower lift to reserve and the whole access question is a driveway, a front walk and where the truck ends up parked. With detached houses the dominant form and households running large, the load is usually the limiting factor rather than the door, and the garage and basement are as much of the day as the bedrooms. Where the driveway will not take the truck and the road has to, the City requires an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit; no fee attaches to it at present for this type of use, and a low-impact request is meant to be filed at least 6 working days before the day.
Most homes in Brookside were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 1,960
- Homes
- 700
- What people live in
- 84% single-detached houses · 11% row houses · 6% apartments in low-rise buildings
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 17%
People per household
2.8
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 80% owned
- 20% 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 Brookside 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 Brookside’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 had a great experience with Cactus. The guys were efficient, strong and friendly. Owen who I dealt with via email and booking was good to deal with too. We have a couple minor repairs to deal with but I can confident in this organization to follow this though.
5 out of 5
A job well done. Thanks you Cactus movers. The guys were fast, and efficient. I’m very satisfied with the work they performed today moving my furniture. I highly recommend Cactus Moving. The staff are very friendly and very helpful with making all the arrangements that were needed for my move.
5 out of 5
Professional and efficient! I will definitely book them again!!!! Thank you guys!
5 out of 5
We used Cactus for a recent move in Edmonton and were super impressed by their professionalism. I had a few hiccups in the booking process but the move itself was super smooth. I would recommend them to anyone making a move in Edmonton.
5 out of 5
Did a long distance move and it was the smoothest move ever. The guys were so kind, respectful and on time. I trusted the reviews and wasn’t disappointed, plus we got our little Cactus. Highly recommended.
5 out of 5
April 2024: From initial call to completion of move we were very impressed and happy with Cactus Movers. A crew of 3 showed up on time and worked hard throughout the day taking 2 full loads in their 26’ truck. They took care in preparations and protecting our stuff, floors and walls.
- Get your move quoted the same way
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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