Newton Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 80 residential moves across northeast Edmonton: Newton and the 30 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 Newton: what we know about moving here
Newton is a house neighbourhood, three-quarters of it owner-occupied, and there is very little else in the mix: no towers, a small apartment fringe, and a middle home dating from the 1961 to 1980 band. Housing that settled turns over on possession days far more often than on lease ends, which usually means a date fixed with a lawyer rather than a building manager, and a load that is a whole household rather than a single room.
The other consequence is physical. The job starts at a private front door on a residential street, so what decides the length of the day is how close the truck can stand and how many steps sit between it and the door. The hours and prices below come from the wider northeast Edmonton set Newton belongs to.
Moving costs around Newton, by the numbers
Thirty northeast Edmonton communities make up that set, Belvedere, Parkdale and Clareview Town Centre among them, and 84 residential moves have been completed across it. The median was $677 with tax in and 3.88 hours on site, with the middle half of jobs running 2.19 to 5.31 hours and costing between $439 and $1,083. Three in four were graded small and 20% medium. Eighty-four moves is a modest sample, so read it as a range rather than a quote.
- The comparison set
- 30 neighbourhoods · 84 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.88 median
- How big those moves are
- 75% small · 20% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and January
- What those moves cost
- $677 median
communities in northeast Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.19–5.31 hours · 84 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 $439 and $1,083 · based on 84 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Newton?
The median local move across the northeast Edmonton communities around Newton costs $677, total cost with tax, and half of those 84 jobs fell between $439 and $1,083. Rates on a local move are hourly, set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and the agreement states the rate before the crew starts.
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How long does a move in Newton take?
The middle job across those 84 northeast Edmonton moves ran 3.88 hours on site, with half of them finishing between 2.19 and 5.31 hours. A whole-house load runs toward the longer part of that, because at a fixed hourly rate the extra rooms show up as extra time rather than a different price.
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How many movers and how big a truck will a Newton move need?
That is the question the rate is built on: a local move is priced by the number of movers and the size of the truck, both settled in the agreement before the crew starts. Across the 84 moves in the surrounding northeast communities, 75% graded small and 20% medium, and the middle job took 3.88 hours on site, which is a useful sense of scale for a detached house emptied in a day.
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Why do moving quotes in Newton vary so much?
Because the bill is hours multiplied by a rate, and the hours are decided by the house rather than by the neighbourhood. Across the 84 northeast Edmonton moves around Newton the middle half spanned $439 to $1,083, one band covering a light single-room load and a full household at the same hourly rate.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Newton?
Only where the truck has to occupy the roadway rather than a driveway. Edmonton covers that with an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, which currently carries no fee; low-impact work such as a residential move is asked to file a minimum of 6 working days ahead and heavier jobs 10, with roughly 6 business days of processing.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Newton neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two things about Newton shape the day rather than the price. It is low-rise, owner-occupied housing throughout, so there is no building management to clear the date with, no service lift to reserve and no loading bay to book: the whole job is a door, a walk and a truck. That makes where the truck stands the open question. Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit covers a vehicle occupying the roadway, and it counts its notice in working days rather than hours, so a block that leaves no off-street option is a request to file the week before.
Most homes in Newton were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,910
- Homes
- 1,210
- What people live in
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- 82% single-detached houses
- 8% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 6% semi-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 30%
People per household
2.4
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 75% owned
- 25% 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 Newton 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 Newton’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
Great team of movers came to move my belongings today. Raj, Ivan and George were very courteous and friendly. Worked as quickly as possible and dismantled and reassembled furniture as needed. Totally recommend their business.
5 out of 5
I highly recommend Cactus Moving! Both George and Matt were thorough, communicative, polite, and asked questions if needed. The job was fast and done well. :)
5 out of 5
Thank you Cactus Moving! This is a second time we use Cactus! Another great job! Highly Recommend to connect with Hodi! Helped me big time with booking. Crew was also very polite and professional.
5 out of 5
They are very nice. They moved me really fast, reasonable price great moving company.
5 out of 5
Matt and Lavish moved me from two locations today and they were amazing. Handled everything with care and amazing to talk too. Highly recommend!! 😊
5 out of 5
George Raj Matt Guys were respectful, fast, with the challenges they provided great service.
- 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
- Highlands
- Klarvatten
- Maple Ridge Industrial
- Matt Berry
- Montrose
- Overlanders
- Riverdale
- Sifton Park
- Westwood
- York
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