Highlands Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 80 residential moves across northeast Edmonton: Highlands and the 28 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 Highlands: what we know about moving here
Highlands is a settled house neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton: mostly detached homes, mostly owner-occupied, and mostly built in 1960 or before. That combination decides two things about a move here. Dates follow possessions rather than lease ends, so they are usually known well in advance; and the work is front-door work, with an interior stair run and a walk to the street rather than a lift and a booked bay.
The household figures cut the other way, though. This is a neighbourhood of small households, and a detached house does not always hold a detached-house load. That is worth saying out loud when you ask for a quote, because it is the load and not the address that the hours follow. What those hours cost is measured below, across the northeast Edmonton communities around Highlands.
Moving costs around Highlands, by the numbers
That set is 28 northeast Edmonton communities with 82 residential moves between them, Belvedere and Parkdale contributing the most of that count. The middle job ran 3.88 hours on site, half of them between 2.25 and 5.44 hours, and cost $671 with tax counted, with half landing between $436 and $1,088. Seventy-seven per cent were graded small and 20% medium. It is a modest record, better read as a band than as a quote.
- The comparison set
- 28 neighbourhoods · 82 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.88 median
- How big those moves are
- 77% small · 20% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and January
- What those moves cost
- $671 median
communities in northeast Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.25–5.44 hours · 82 moves
a size with fewer than five moves is not shown, so these do not add to 100%
August 14, June 11, January 10
half fell between $436 and $1,088 · based on 82 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Highlands?
$671 is the median local move across the 82 residential jobs recorded in the northeast Edmonton communities around Highlands, total cost with tax, with half of them between $436 and $1,088. A local move is billed hourly on a rate set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and the agreement states it before the crew starts.
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How long does a move in Highlands take?
The middle job across those 82 northeast Edmonton moves ran 3.88 hours on site, and half of them took between 2.25 and 5.44 hours. Because the rate is hourly, those hours are effectively the price. What fills them is the volume coming out, the stair run behind the front door and how far the truck can park from it.
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Do I need to book an elevator for a move in Highlands?
No home in Highlands is in a building of five storeys or more, so there is no tower lift to reserve and no loading bay to share; this is front-door and interior-stair work. Where a low-rise building is involved, the entry and where the truck may wait are still worth a call to the building before the date.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Highlands?
Only if the truck has to stand on the roadway, and Edmonton covers that with an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit. It carries no fee at present; the City asks for a minimum of 6 working days' notice on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact, and processing slows during peak construction season, so file it the week before rather than the morning of.
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Are there any hidden fees on a local move?
None. The hourly rate is set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, it is written into the agreement before the crew starts, and nothing is added afterwards: no deposit on a local move, no fuel surcharge and no charge for travel time within city limits. Packing services and bin rentals are quoted separately.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Highlands neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two lines on this panel decide how a Highlands day is planned. The housing is low and detached: no home here is in a building of five storeys or more, so there is no tower lift to reserve and no loading bay to share, and the interior stairs of an older house are what take the time. The other is the curb. A truck standing on the roadway is covered by Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, filed at least 6 working days ahead for low-impact work and 10 for high-impact, and slower to come back through peak construction season.
Most homes in Highlands were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,665
- Homes
- 1,215
- What people live in
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- 85% single-detached houses
- 10% apartments in low-rise buildings
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 34%
People per household
2.2
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 78% owned
- 22% 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 Highlands 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 Highlands’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
Easy to setup appointment, very proffesional and friendly workers. Fair pricing, highly recommend for any moving service. Ivan and team were great to deal with
5 out of 5
They did a move 1 month ago. I just realized that I have left a review. I even took a shot with the packing that they did. I was impressed because I didn't even tell them how important my furniture for me!!! So I guess they just have a policy on how to do the jobs step by step.
5 out of 5
Special thx by my cat 🐈 for delivering his tree! 😁 But to be honest the move was good. Nothing broken, except 1 plate but it happens. They guys: Andrey and Dmitry. Thank you so much. Will definitely call this company again when I move in the future.
5 out of 5
Hired movers with a truck from Cactus to move a few marble tabletops for my business. Strong and reliable guys. Very satisfied!
5 out of 5
Thank you very much, I am very happy with the experience of cooperation with Cactus Moving. Many thanks for the work of Andrey and Eugene. The guys are very organized, strong, and attentive. The work was done faster than expected, the guys did the disassembly and assembly of a heavy automated bed.
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!
- 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
- Belvedere 12 moves
- Parkdale 8 moves
- Clareview Town Centre 7 moves
- Delwood 5 moves
- McCauley 5 moves
- Alberta Avenue
- Abbottsfield
- Balwin
- Beacon Heights
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Casselman
- Eastwood
- Evansdale
- Fulton Place
- Glengarry
- Klarvatten
- Maple Ridge Industrial
- Matt Berry
- Montrose
- Newton
- Overlanders
- Riverdale
- Sifton Park
- Westwood
- York
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