York Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 70 residential moves across northeast Edmonton: York 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 York: what we know about moving here
York is family housing. More than half of it is single-detached and close to a quarter is row housing, with low-rise apartments making up most of the rest and nothing in a building of five storeys or more. Ownership outweighs renting without dominating it, so possession days and lease ends both land in the calendar, and the households run to nearly three people rather than one. Fuller households in owned houses mean bigger loads than a flat-heavy community produces, and they mean a front-door carry with interior stairs rather than a corridor and a lift. For what those days actually take, the figures below draw on the ring of northeast communities around York.
Moving costs around York, by the numbers
Thirty communities make up that ring, and they account for 80 completed residential moves: Belvedere 12, Parkdale 8, Clareview Town Centre 7, with Delwood and McCauley 5 each and Alberta Avenue also counted. The middle job took 3.75 hours on site, with half between 2 and 5.31 hours, and cost $671 with tax in, half of them between $431 and $1,073. Just under four in five came out small, 78% of them, with 19% graded medium.
- The comparison set
- 30 neighbourhoods · 80 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.75 median
- How big those moves are
- 78% small · 19% 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 2–5.31 hours · 80 moves
a size with fewer than five moves is not shown, so these do not add to 100%
August 14, June 12, January 9
half fell between $431 and $1,073 · based on 80 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in York?
The median local move across the 80 residential jobs in the northeast Edmonton communities around York came to $671 with tax included, with half of them between $431 and $1,073 and a median of 3.75 hours on site. The rate is hourly, set by crew size and truck size. The agreement records it before the crew starts, so the figure is agreed in advance rather than tallied at the door.
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Is a house move in York different from an apartment move?
It is a longer one, because the rate is hourly and a house is more rooms and more stairs. Most homes in York are detached or row housing and none are in a building of five storeys or more, so there is no tower lift to reserve; the day is a front-door carry instead. The median day across the surrounding northeast communities was 3.75 hours on site, and a whole house takes more of a day than that.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in York?
Only where the truck has to stand in the roadway rather than a driveway. Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit covers that and carries no fee under the current schedule, but it wants notice: a minimum of 6 working days for low-impact work and 10 for high-impact, with longer processing in peak construction season.
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Do you charge for travel time to York?
No. There is no charge for travel time within city limits, so a move in York is billed for the hours the crew is actually working. Across the surrounding northeast Edmonton communities that is a median of 3.75 hours on site, with half of the 80 moves running between 2 and 5.31 hours.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
York neighbourhood guide for moving day
A move in York is a house move, and this panel says why: most of the housing is detached or row, the households run to nearly three people, and not one home is in a building of five storeys or more. There is no tower lift to book and no shared loading bay to reserve. The constraints are the number of rooms and the stairs inside them. What is worth settling ahead is the street. Standing a truck in the roadway means an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit from the City, which is not charged for at the moment; file it at least 6 working days out for low-impact work, 10 for anything heavier.
Most homes in York were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 4,030
- Homes
- 1,450
- What people live in
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- 54% single-detached houses
- 23% row houses
- 15% apartments in low-rise buildings
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 22%
People per household
2.8
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 60% owned
- 40% 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 York 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 York’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
Cactus gets things done!! Great team members and professional!! They work quick and just great to deal with. Highly recommend Cactus for anyone looking to make a move.
5 out of 5
George and Lovish were amazing and very accommodating while moving a fridge for my grandparents! The delivery was very timely despite the 2 feet of snow and a rocking blizzard and they navigated the tight spaces of our home with ease!
5 out of 5
The guys were very pleasant and efficient. I would recommend Cactus Movers to anyone that needs professionals .
5 out of 5
Cactus moving took care of my move 2 trucks 4 hard working guys George, Ivan ,Griffin & Lovish. I had never used movers before and they made it as easy as it gets for my family. The came highly recommended and delivered above expectations.
5 out of 5
Wonderful team! We used them few months ago in Vancouver and now I asked them to help my business to relocate my shop. Was pretty small move but still handled very professional! Thank you Cactus Moving!
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. :)
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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
- Newton
- Overlanders
- Riverdale
- Sifton Park
- Westwood
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