Skyrattler Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 200 residential moves across southwest Edmonton: Skyrattler and the 55 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 Skyrattler: what we know about moving here
Skyrattler is a walk-up neighbourhood. Close to seven homes in ten are apartments in low-rise buildings, more of them are rented than owned, and nearly half hold a single person. That is about as light as a residential load gets. A home like that is one truck, a flight or two of stairs and a short list of pieces that need two movers at once.
Nothing in the neighbourhood is in a building of five storeys or more, so the thing to plan around is stairs rather than a tower lift, though a low-rise block can have a lift of its own and it is worth saying whether yours does. The other consequence of a tenanted neighbourhood is timing: a date here is more often the end of a lease than a possession day, so the building's own rules about entrances and parking are worth checking well before the week of the move.
The figures below come from the ring of southwest Edmonton communities Skyrattler sits inside, which is where enough completed work sits to say something firm about hours and cost.
Moving costs around Skyrattler, by the numbers
That ring runs to 55 southwest Edmonton communities and 203 completed residential moves. Garneau accounts for 21 of them, Haddow and Terwillegar South for 11 each, with Chappelle, Blue Quill and Brander Gardens making up much of the rest. Across all 203 the middle job ran 4.75 hours on site and totalled $861 with tax in, and 70% were graded small. It is a pooled figure covering every size of home from a suite to a full house, which is why the spread around it matters more than the midpoint.
- The comparison set
- 55 neighbourhoods · 203 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4.75 median
- How big those moves are
- 70% small · 26% medium · 5% large
- Busiest months
- August, June and April
- What those moves cost
- $861 median
communities in southwest Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.5–7.5 hours · 203 moves
August 30, June 25, April 24
half fell between $478 and $1,585 · based on 203 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Skyrattler?
The median residential move across the southwest Edmonton communities around Skyrattler is $861, total cost with tax, and half of those 203 jobs fell between $478 and $1,585. That is a pooled figure covering every size of home in the ring; the rate underneath it is hourly, set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and stated in the agreement before the crew starts.
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What does a one-bedroom or walk-up apartment move cost in Skyrattler?
Less than the $861 pooled median above, because a walk-up suite is fewer hours than a house and the rate is hourly: 70% of the moves in the surrounding communities were graded small, and close to seven Skyrattler homes in ten are apartments in low-rise buildings. What adds time back is the stairs. A suite two or three flights up is a longer carry than a driveway, and that is where the hours go.
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Why is the price range around Skyrattler so wide?
Because half of the 203 nearby moves fell between $478 and $1,585, and that band pools a one-person suite with a full detached house at the same hourly rate. The two are different days rather than different prices. Skyrattler's own housing sits at the light end of that mix, which is where a small load and a short carry put a job.
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Where does the moving truck park in Skyrattler?
Wherever it can stand legally without occupying the roadway. Where it cannot, Edmonton issues an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, which carries no fee under the current schedule. The City asks for a minimum of 6 working days on low-impact work such as a residential move, so it is the week-before call rather than the morning-of one. On a low-rise street the distance from that spot to the suite door is what decides the hours.
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Is there a deposit or a fuel surcharge on a Skyrattler move?
Neither: a local move takes no deposit and adds no fuel surcharge, and travel time within city limits is not charged, so the bill is the hours worked at the rate in the agreement. Packing services and bin rentals are available in Skyrattler and quoted separately. Cactus is licensed, insured and bonded.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Skyrattler neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two lines on that panel do the work here. The first is tenure: with more homes rented than owned, a Skyrattler date is set by the end of a lease more often than by a closing, and the building rather than the person moving controls the entrance, the corridor and the parking outside it. The second is the kerb. An On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit is what Edmonton issues for a vehicle standing on the roadway; it carries no fee at the moment, and the request wants to be in a minimum of 6 working days before low-impact work, which makes it a week-before job.
Most homes in Skyrattler were built 1981 to 1990
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,075
- Homes
- 1,065
- What people live in
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- 69% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 17% single-detached houses
- 10% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 47%
People per household
2.0
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 44% owned
- 56% 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 Skyrattler 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 Skyrattler’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 service - very professional - from booking the move with James until George & Maks completed the move - the service was exceptional . Highly recommend!
5 out of 5
The service was fantastic! My mother and I needed movers for all our oversized furniture and bins/boxes. The customer service throughout the process of scouting services and using their services was terrific. Andrey and Vadim quickly moved everything and even removed our junk within the same day!
5 out of 5
very good company. helped me a lot with the move. special thanks to Andrey for careful packing and excellent work
5 out of 5
The team was punctual, professional, and handled my belongings with great care. Andrii was especially professional! I highly recommend Cactus Moving to anyone looking to move!
5 out of 5
Beautiful company, beautiful people. The job was done perfectly. My best words to Ivan L and Andrii
5 out of 5
This is the best moving company ever! Ivan L and Andrii was so helpful and made my move so smooth and easy 10/10! Would 100% recommend to anyone 👍🏼
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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
- Elmwood
- 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
- Steinhauer
- Terwillegar Towne
- Wedgewood Heights
- West Jasper Place
- Windermere
- Windsor Park
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