Elmwood Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 210 residential moves across southwest Edmonton: Elmwood and the 57 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 Elmwood: what we know about moving here
Most homes in Elmwood are single-detached and the rest are largely row houses, with nothing standing five storeys or more. Yet more than a third of its households rent rather than own, which is a substantial rental share for a neighbourhood of houses, and it means moving dates here divide between possession days and lease ends rather than falling all in one place. The households are full ones on the whole, so a good share of the work is a whole home rather than a single load.
What follows is drawn from the neighbouring southwest Edmonton communities Elmwood belongs to, and it sets out how long that work runs and what it comes to.
Moving costs around Elmwood, by the numbers
That set runs to 57 communities and 217 completed residential moves. Sixty-nine per cent of them were graded small and only 5% large; the middle job took 4.75 hours on site, with half landing between 2.5 and 7.5 hours, and cost $869 with tax at the median, half of them between $477 and $1,493. Garneau accounts for 21 of those moves, Haddow and Terwillegar South for 11 apiece.
- The comparison set
- 57 neighbourhoods · 217 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4.75 median
- How big those moves are
- 69% small · 26% medium · 5% large
- Busiest months
- August, July and June
- What those moves cost
- $869 median
communities in southwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.5–7.5 hours · 217 moves
August 34, July 25, June 25
half fell between $477 and $1,493 · based on 217 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Elmwood?
$869 is the median total with tax across the 217 residential moves in the southwest Edmonton communities around Elmwood, with half of them falling between $477 and $1,493. Two things set the hourly rate: how many movers turn up and which truck they arrive in. Both are named in the agreement before the work begins.
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Does renting rather than owning change how a move in Elmwood is booked?
36% of Elmwood's households rent, so a fair share of dates here are lease ends rather than possession days, which usually means the date is fixed further ahead and by somebody else. The job itself is billed the same way either way: an hourly rate set by the crew and the truck, with no deposit on a local move. What changes is who else has to agree to the date.
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Why do Elmwood moves vary so much in length?
Because the middle half of those 217 moves ran anywhere from 2.5 to 7.5 hours on site around a 4.75-hour median. 69% of them graded small and 5% large, and the same hourly rate applies across that whole spread, so what varies is the size of the home and the distance between its door and the truck, not the rate.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Elmwood?
A permit is only needed where the truck has to occupy the street itself, and 6 working days is the notice Edmonton asks for on a low-impact request like a household move, 10 on a high-impact one. The permit is the On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, and no fee is attached to it at present for this class of work. Processing lengthens through the peak construction season, so the week before is the time to ask.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Elmwood neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two lines on this panel decide the shape of the day. The housing is the first: a neighbourhood of houses and row houses with nothing at five storeys or more, so a move usually loads from a driveway or a shared frontage rather than a lobby, and there is no tower lift to hold. The curb is the second. Edmonton covers a vehicle occupying the street with an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, it carries no fee at present, and a household move sits in the low-impact category, which is asked to be filed at least 6 working days ahead, a call to make the week before rather than the morning of.
Most homes in Elmwood were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,670
- Homes
- 965
- What people live in
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- 75% single-detached houses
- 20% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 23%
People per household
2.7
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 64% owned
- 36% 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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood’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
Andrii and his crew were extremely professional and efficient. They took great care of our belongings and made our moving day easy and enjoyable
5 out of 5
This was such an efficient group. They were friendly and clarified exactly what needed to be done. Even when we said not to worry about shoes and floors they still laid out mats to protect the floor. I highly recommend and the mini cactus gift at the end was a cute touch.
5 out of 5
Great experience! Used them for two of my moves within Calgary. Both times exceptional service. Would recommend in a heartbeat!!! Fast, efficient and not one thing broke on either move!
5 out of 5
Amazing experience! Movers were quick, courteous and friendly. They worked really hard and were super efficient! I cannot recommend this company enough! I have also hired them for my move out clean so will update or add another review for that!
5 out of 5
We had a great experience with Cactus Moving. From the 1st phone call to the final box being moved. Nolan and Mo were friendly and very careful with our items. Would highly recommend if you're needing movers. Also, the welcome home gift at the end of the move was appreciated.
5 out of 5
I highly recommend Cactus Movers. I booked them with little notice and they did a great job!
- 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
Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Edmonton
- Garneau 21 moves
- Haddow 11 moves
- Terwillegar South 11 moves
- Chappelle 9 moves
- Blue Quill 8 moves
- Brander Gardens 8 moves
- Aldergrove
- Allard
- Aspen Gardens
- Belgravia
- Breckenridge Greens
- Brookside
- Bulyea Heights
- Callaghan
- Cameron Heights
- Carter Crest
- Crestwood
- Dechene
- Duggan
- Empire Park
- Falconer Heights
- Grandview Heights
- Greenfield
- Henderson Estates
- Heritage Valley Town Centre
- Hodgson
- Jasper Park
- Laurier Heights
- Leger
- Lewis Estates
- Lymburn
- Lynnwood
- MacEwan
- Malmo Plains
- McKernan
- Meadowlark Park
- Parkallen
- Pleasantview
- Queen Alexandra
- Ramsay Heights
- Rideau Park
- Rio Terrace
- Riverbend
- Rossdale
- Royal Gardens
- Rutherford
- Skyrattler
- Steinhauer
- Terwillegar Towne
- Wedgewood Heights
- West Jasper Place
- Windermere
- Windsor Park
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