Callaghan Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 200 residential moves across southwest Edmonton: Callaghan 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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Apartments outnumber houses in Callaghan. Low-rise buildings are the commonest form, row houses take a substantial further share, and close to half the stock is rented rather than owned, so lease turnovers fill a good part of the calendar here and many jobs start at a shared entrance rather than a driveway. None of those buildings reaches five storeys, so the vertical work is stairs rather than a booked service lift. The housing is recent and households are moderate in size, which points at suite-sized loads more often than whole-house ones. The figures below come from the ring of southwest Edmonton communities Callaghan sits inside.
Moving costs around Callaghan, by the numbers
Sixty-nine per cent of the 202 moves recorded across those 53 southwest Edmonton communities were graded small, 26% medium and only 5% large. The set's median was 4.75 hours on site and $853 with tax in, with half the jobs between $454 and $1,490 and a middle half of 2.5 to 7.5 hours. Callaghan's housing mix, weighted to low-rise apartments and row houses rather than large detached homes, is the reason to expect its own work in that first grading.
- The comparison set
- 53 neighbourhoods · 202 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4.75 median
- How big those moves are
- 69% small · 26% medium · 5% large
- Busiest months
- August, June and April
- What those moves cost
- $853 median
communities in southwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.5–7.5 hours · 202 moves
August 30, June 25, April 24
half fell between $454 and $1,490 · based on 202 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Callaghan?
The nearest measured figure is $853, the median across 202 residential moves in the southwest Edmonton communities around Callaghan, with half of them between $454 and $1,490 including tax. Cactus prices a local move by the hour, so the rate follows the number of movers and the size of the truck, and the agreement states it before the crew starts. The smaller the home and the fewer the stairs between the door and the truck, the lower down that band a job lands.
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What is an apartment move in Callaghan like?
It usually starts at a shared entrance rather than a driveway: apartments are the commonest form of housing in Callaghan and row houses add a substantial further share, so the crew is more often walking a corridor and a stairwell than a front path. Nothing here reaches five storeys, so there is no tower lift to reserve, but it is still worth telling the building the date and agreeing in advance where the truck can stand. The hourly rate does not change for it.
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Why do moving prices around Callaghan vary so much?
Because one hourly rate covers every size of home: half of the 202 moves in the surrounding southwest Edmonton communities landed between $454 and $1,490, and on site the middle half spanned 2.5 to 7.5 hours. 69% of them were graded small, 26% medium and 5% large, and a small job and a large one are the same rate over a very different number of hours. A walkthrough before the date is what narrows the figure for a particular address.
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What is included in the hourly rate in Callaghan?
The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, with the rate stated in the agreement before the crew starts. There is no deposit on a local move, no fuel surcharge, and no charge for travel time within city limits, so a Callaghan job is billed for the hours the crew is actually working. Packing services and bin rentals are available and are quoted separately, and Cactus is licensed, insured and bonded.
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Callaghan neighbourhood guide for moving day
The two things to act on in Callaghan are the apartment share and the height. A third of the homes here are apartments, so a lot of moves begin at a shared entrance with a corridor and a stairwell between the suite and the truck, which is worth telling the building about and worth settling in advance where the truck may stand. But nothing here stands five storeys or higher, so no tower lift has to be reserved and the time goes into carrying rather than waiting. The road itself needs an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit from Edmonton, processing takes roughly 6 business days, and there is currently no fee for the work reasons this falls under.
Most homes in Callaghan were built 2011 to 2015
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 4,060
- Homes
- 1,530
- What people live in
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- 35% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 31% single-detached houses
- 18% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 22%
People per household
2.7
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 56% owned
- 44% 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 Callaghan 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 Callaghan’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
Thank you so much for the move. Andrii, Ali and Vladimir. They were good!!!
5 out of 5
I highly recommend Cactus Movers. I booked them with little notice and they did a great job!
5 out of 5
Great moving experience, received great service and quote. Got moved efficiently and with friendly staff. Definitely will book again and recommend to my friends.
5 out of 5
Cactus Moving moved my family member from Calgary to Edmonton and it was the smoothest move ever! The guys were on time, polite and highly efficient. Would recommend!
5 out of 5
Best moving experience I ever had. Starting from booking with James who provided me with a very accurate quote, then 3 movers were very efficient, professional and gentle with my belongings. Super Cactus, 6 stars!!!
5 out of 5
Alex and Vlad moved us from our apartment to our new house and I couldn’t be happier! They arrived on time, worked quickly and efficiently and had all the proper equipment to protect our floors and furniture. I would highly recommend this company!
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