Cabbagetown-South St. James Town Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 130 residential moves across southeast Toronto: Cabbagetown-South St. James Town and the 32 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 (647) 525-5855 nowMovers in Cabbagetown-South St. James Town: what we know about moving here
Cabbagetown-South St. James Town is a neighbourhood of small households in tall buildings. Half its homes are in a building of five storeys or more, another quarter are low-rise apartments, and close to half of all households are one person on their own. The typical job here is a compact load coming out of a shared entrance.
That shifts the work from carrying to co-ordinating. The elevator, the loading door and the time slot the building will grant decide the length of a day here more than the volume of furniture does, and a little more than half the homes are rented, which fixes most dates on a lease. The numbers underneath are drawn from the wide ring of southeast Toronto communities this one belongs to.
Moving costs around Cabbagetown-South St. James Town, by the numbers
Cabbagetown-South St. James Town has no measured band of its own, so the figures come from the 32 southeast Toronto communities it is pooled with and the 131 residential moves between them. Wellington Place, Downtown Yonge East and Harbourfront-CityPlace carry most of the counted jobs. The middle one billed $725 with tax in and ran 3.25 hours on site, half of them between $568 and $1,154, and 83% graded small. Half the households here are a single person, which is the same story from the census side.
- The comparison set
- 32 neighbourhoods · 131 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 83% small · 15% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and March
- What those moves cost
- $725 median
communities in southeast Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.13 hours · 131 moves
August 17, June 16, March 16
half fell between $568 and $1,154 · based on 131 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Cabbagetown-South St. James Town?
$725 is the middle across 131 residential moves recorded in the southeast Toronto communities pooled with Cabbagetown-South St. James Town, tax in, with half of them between $568 and $1,154. It is a borrowed reading. The rate itself is hourly, set by how many movers and how large a truck the job needs, and it is written into the agreement before the day begins.
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Why are so many moves here small ones?
Because of who lives here. 49% of households are one person and the middle household is under two, with 52% of homes in a building of five storeys or more and another 25% in low-rise blocks. That produces studios and one-bedrooms, which is why 83% of the pooled nearby record graded small. A load like that fits one truck with room to spare.
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What is the difference between a tower and a walk-up move here?
Arranging against carrying. A tower means a service lift to reserve and a bay to hold, and the day usually runs smoothly once both are in the diary. A low-rise, and a quarter of the homes here are one, has neither, so the crew works a staircase and a street door instead. The billing is the same hourly rate, so the difference lands in the clock.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Cabbagetown-South St. James Town?
The City publishes no answer for a moving truck; its street occupation permit is written for moving containers. Ask 311 about your own block before the date. On these streets, where the truck can stop and how far that is from the entrance is the part worth settling in advance, whatever the permit position turns out to be.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Cabbagetown-South St. James Town neighbourhood guide for moving day
Half of the homes in Cabbagetown-South St. James Town are above the fifth floor of something, and that one fact sets the checklist: reserve the elevator, confirm where the truck is allowed to stand, and find out what hours the building permits a move. Do it when you book the date, not the week of it. The countervailing figure is household size, which is small enough here that there is usually less to carry than the address suggests. Toronto, for its part, publishes nothing about a moving truck at a residential curb. The permit on its books names moving containers, which leaves 311 as the number to ring about your own street.
Most homes in Cabbagetown-South St. James Town were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 11,020
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 6,200
- What people live in
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- 52% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 25% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 10% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 52% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 45% owned
- 55% rented
- One-person households
- 49%
People per household
1.8
2021 federal census, 25% sample
2021 federal census, 25% sample
Toronto publishes no page that covers a moving truck at the curb, and its Street Occupation Permit names moving containers only. Confirm with 311 whether your street needs a permit.
Not sure what the City wants on your street before a truck parks on it? We move in Cabbagetown-South St. James Town every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto 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 Cabbagetown-South St. James Town’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
If you're thinking of hiring Cactus, please just do it. Moving is such a stressful experience, but the folks at Cactus go above and beyond to make it a breeze!
Sarah Siddiqui
moved from High Park North to Cabbagetown-South St. James Town, November 2025 · 1 bedroom
See on Google5 out of 5
It was a very smooth moving process. The movers were friendly, efficient, and came on time, which made us feel less stressed overall. They were super quick at disassembling and assembling the large furniture such as my bed even though I knew it was a bit complex to build.
5 out of 5
The guys were delightfullly friendly and impeccably professional. Becca in the headoffice made sure everything is in perfect order. Cactus was a great choice!
5 out of 5
I had an incredible experience with Cactus Moving. After being let down by another company, Vinay and David stepped in at the last minute and were fantastic.
5 out of 5
We had the most wonderful experience with Cactus Moving. The guys who showed up were super professional. They arrived early and they were so respectful of our space, and belongings.
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