Why does a move in Empire Park cost more than the southwest Edmonton median?

The $1,049 median inside Empire Park sits above the $887 median across the 197 moves in the surrounding southwest communities, and the difference is hours rather than rate. The rate itself is the same hourly one everywhere in the city. On jobs where 63% were still graded small, a shared entrance and a carry from wherever the truck can stand are what a clock notices.

How much does a one-bedroom apartment move cost near Empire Park?

$809 is the median for a one-bedroom apartment or condo move across the southwest Edmonton communities around Empire Park, drawn from 47 jobs, with half of them between $464 and $1,440. That size is typically 2 movers, 1 truck and 4.25 hours on site. The cards above give the same figures for a two-bedroom, a three-bedroom and a four-bedroom-plus.

How long does a move in Empire Park take?

The middle move inside Empire Park ran 4.5 hours on site, with half of the 8 jobs between 2.69 and 6.13 hours, close to the 4.75-hour median across the 197 moves in the surrounding southwest communities. Because the rate is hourly and travel time within city limits is not charged, those on-site hours are what the invoice is built from.

Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Empire Park?

Only if the truck has to occupy the roadway itself, in which case Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit is the one that covers it, and it currently carries no fee. The City asks a minimum of 6 working days' notice on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact, takes roughly 6 business days to process, and runs longer through peak construction season. It is a call to make the week before, not the morning of.

Is it cheaper to move at a certain time of year in Empire Park?

No. The hourly rate does not change with the calendar, so no date in Empire Park is priced differently from another. What moves with the season is volume: across the southwest Edmonton communities around this one, August, April and July carry the most completed moves. Because the rate is hourly, the size of the job remains the only real lever on what a move costs.

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Movers in Empire Park: what we know about moving here

Empire Park is, overwhelmingly, a neighbourhood of renters, and its housing is split almost evenly between low-rise apartments, row houses and buildings of five storeys or more. Both facts point the same way on moving day: a job here follows a lease date rather than a possession date, and it starts at a shared entrance rather than a driveway. Whether that entrance has a lift behind it or a staircase is the thing worth settling before anything else is booked, because it decides where the hours go.

Our own record in the neighbourhood is short but consistent. Cactus has completed at least 8 residential moves inside Empire Park's boundary, 5 of them in the last twelve months. The middle one ran 4.5 hours on site with a crew of 3, and 63% of them were graded small: a light load and a long day, which is what carrying rather than driving does to a clock. The middle local move totalled $1,049 with tax, and half of the eight fell between $510 and $1,276.

Empire Park neighbourhood guide for moving day

Two things on this panel change how a day is planned. The first is height: a substantial share of Empire Park's homes sit in a building of five storeys or more, and those jobs live or die on whether the lift and a loading spot were reserved with the building rather than negotiated at the door on the morning. The second is the kerb. Edmonton covers a truck standing in the roadway with an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, which currently carries no fee, asks for 6 working days of notice on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact, and takes longer to issue through peak construction season.

Most homes in Empire Park were built 1961 to 1980

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

People: 4,820
Homes: 2,225
What people live in: 32% apartments in low-rise buildings
31% row houses
30% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
In a building of five storeys or more: 30% of homes
One-person households: 35%

2021 federal census

Owned or rented: 12% owned
88% 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 Empire Park is something we do every week: talk to our Edmonton team

Empire Park moving costs, by the numbers

Everything in this band is drawn from household moves attributed to the Empire Park boundary, at the pickup end or the drop-off end, from 2024 onward: at least 8 in total, 5 of them inside the last twelve months. Treat the all-time figure as a floor. Eight jobs is also a thin base for a price. The $1,049 midpoint and the 2.69 to 6.13 hour range describe the work recorded so far, not a quote for yours.

What a local move cost: $1,049 median
Residential moves in Empire Park: at least 8
In the last 12 months: 5
Crew hours on site: 4.5 median
Crew size: 3 movers median

Empire Park’s own community boundary about 1.4 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move this size costs in Southwest Edmonton

Sizes of move cut out of the completed residential jobs in Southwest Edmonton, the communities beside this one. Empire Park has fewer than five of its own at each size, and a band resting on fewer than five moves is not published here at any scope.

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Southwest Edmonton

$809
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $464 and $1,440 · 47 moves

4.25 hours on site half ran 2.88–7.38 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move across the southwest Edmonton communities beside Empire Park runs 4.25 hours on site at the median, with 2 movers and 1 truck. Half of the 47 jobs behind that figure took between 2.88 and 7.38 hours, and the price band is wide for the same reason the hours are: a lift, a flight of stairs and how far the truck can stand from the door are what separate the short version of this day from the long one. The rate is hourly and stated before the crew starts.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Edmonton, across 47 moves.

A two-bedroom apartment or condo move in Southwest Edmonton

$1,082
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $601 and $1,760 · 41 moves

5.75 hours on site half ran 3.5–7.5 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Add a second bedroom and the southwest Edmonton median moves to 5.75 hours and a crew of 3, still with 1 truck. Half of these 41 jobs ran between 3.5 and 7.5 hours, which is the difference between a morning and a full working day for what is nominally one extra room. Most of the addition is boxes rather than furniture, so packing services, quoted separately, are the lever on this particular size of day.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Edmonton, across 41 moves.

A three-bedroom house or townhouse move in Southwest Edmonton

$1,640
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $1,062 and $2,244 · 26 moves

8.13 hours on site half ran 6.56–10.5 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A three-bedroom house or townhouse is where the day stops being a morning job: 8.13 hours on site at the median across 26 southwest Edmonton moves, with 3 movers and 1 truck. Half of them ran between 6.56 and 10.5 hours, and the width of that band is what is in the garage and the basement rather than the number of bedrooms. A walkthrough before the date is what tells you where in the spread your own day will fall.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Edmonton, across 26 moves.

A four-bedroom-plus house move in Southwest Edmonton

$2,232
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $1,249 and $2,877 · 12 moves

8.13 hours on site half ran 5.13–11 hours
4 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A four-bedroom-plus move in southwest Edmonton is dispatched with 4 movers and 1 truck and runs 8.13 hours at the median, the same midpoint as a three-bedroom, but with a much longer tail: half of the 12 jobs behind it took between 5.13 and 11 hours. The extra pair of hands is what keeps the day from stretching further. How much of the house is already boxed before the crew arrives is what moves a job inside that band, which is why packing is quoted separately.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Edmonton, across 12 moves.

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How much does it cost to move in Empire Park?

The median local move in Empire Park costs $1,049, total cost with tax, and half of the 8 residential jobs we have completed inside the boundary fell between $510 and $1,276. Cactus bills 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 that rate before the crew starts.

Why does a move in Empire Park cost more than the southwest Edmonton median?

The $1,049 median inside Empire Park sits above the $887 median across the 197 moves in the surrounding southwest communities, and the difference is hours rather than rate. The rate itself is the same hourly one everywhere in the city. On jobs where 63% were still graded small, a shared entrance and a carry from wherever the truck can stand are what a clock notices.
How much does a one-bedroom apartment move cost near Empire Park?

$809 is the median for a one-bedroom apartment or condo move across the southwest Edmonton communities around Empire Park, drawn from 47 jobs, with half of them between $464 and $1,440. That size is typically 2 movers, 1 truck and 4.25 hours on site. The cards above give the same figures for a two-bedroom, a three-bedroom and a four-bedroom-plus.
How long does a move in Empire Park take?

The middle move inside Empire Park ran 4.5 hours on site, with half of the 8 jobs between 2.69 and 6.13 hours, close to the 4.75-hour median across the 197 moves in the surrounding southwest communities. Because the rate is hourly and travel time within city limits is not charged, those on-site hours are what the invoice is built from.
Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Empire Park?

Only if the truck has to occupy the roadway itself, in which case Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit is the one that covers it, and it currently carries no fee. The City asks a minimum of 6 working days' notice on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact, takes roughly 6 business days to process, and runs longer through peak construction season. It is a call to make the week before, not the morning of.
Is it cheaper to move at a certain time of year in Empire Park?

No. The hourly rate does not change with the calendar, so no date in Empire Park is priced differently from another. What moves with the season is volume: across the southwest Edmonton communities around this one, August, April and July carry the most completed moves. Because the rate is hourly, the size of the job remains the only real lever on what a move costs.

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Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Empire Park’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
Martin, Ivan, and Mike did our move for us. They were so fast and careful with everything. It was so easy
Mark Franklin
moved from Empire Park to Edgemont, June 2026 · 3 bedroom
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5 out of 5
Perfect move from Ivan and gifft super professional and extremely helpful
Raymond Beby
moved from Downtown to Empire Park, February 2026
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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.
Nir Eidelberg
March 2024
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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!
Kate Grinshpon
March 2024
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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!!!
Ilia Volchek
March 2024
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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!
Lindsey Ingham
February 2024
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Edmonton

Empire Park sits inside a set of 54 southwest Edmonton communities that carry 197 residential moves between them, Garneau, Blue Quill and Brander Gardens included. Seventy per cent of those were small jobs, and their median came to $887 against the $1,049 recorded inside Empire Park itself. Each page below carries its own figures.

Measure	Empire Park	Southwest Edmonton
Median local move	$1,049	$887
Median crew hours on site half of Empire Park’s ran 2.69–6.13 hours	4.5 hrs	4.75 hrs
Graded a small move Cactus’s own grading on the job	63%	70%
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 54 communities, this one and everything next to it	at least 8	197

In Empire Park or any of the neighbours beside it, the crew and the hourly rate are the same. Tell us the address

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.

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