Casa Loma Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 140 residential moves across southwest Toronto: Casa Loma and the 51 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 Casa Loma: what we know about moving here
Casa Loma is apartments with a strong ownership share. More than half its homes are in a building of five storeys or more and only about a sixth are detached houses. Close to half of all homes here are owned rather than rented, though, so a job that starts at a lobby door is about as likely to be keyed to a closing as to a lease end.
The loads are small. The middle household here is two people and more than two homes in five hold one person alone, which is a one- or two-bedroom move far more often than a four-bedroom one. What decides the length of a day, then, is not the furniture but the two bookings you make with the building rather than with us: the elevator, and somewhere for the truck to stand. The figures below are drawn from the ring of southwest Toronto communities Casa Loma sits inside.
Moving costs around Casa Loma, by the numbers
The band beside Casa Loma is a pooled one: 51 southwest Toronto communities and 145 residential moves between them, with Fort York-Liberty Village, Annex, High Park North and Junction Area holding the counts. Its middle job ran 3.5 hours on site and billed $744 with tax in, half of them between $542 and $1,229, and 77% graded small. Casa Loma's own housing sits comfortably inside that: 55% of homes in a building of five storeys or more and 43% of households a single person.
- The comparison set
- 51 neighbourhoods · 145 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.5 median
- How big those moves are
- 77% small · 20% medium
- Busiest months
- June, March and April
- What those moves cost
- $744 median
communities in southwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.75 hours · 145 moves
June 20, March 19, April 18
half fell between $542 and $1,229 · based on 145 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Casa Loma?
$744 is the pooled middle, tax included, across 145 residential moves in the southwest Toronto communities Casa Loma belongs to, with half of them between $542 and $1,229. None of those jobs is measured inside this boundary. The rate under all of them is hourly, set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and it is in the agreement before the crew starts.
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Why does the lift decide what a Casa Loma move costs?
Because time on site is what is billed, and in a building of five storeys or more the lift is the slowest part of the route. 55% of the homes here are in one. An hour spent waiting for a shared car counts exactly as an hour spent carrying, which is why reserving the lift when you book the date is worth more than almost anything else you can do.
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Is a Casa Loma move usually a small load?
More often than not. The middle household here is two people, 43% of homes hold one, and only 15% of the housing is single-detached. That points at one and two-bedroom loads, and it matches the pooled nearby record, where 77% of the 145 jobs graded small. The day here turns on the lobby door rather than on the volume of furniture.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Casa Loma?
The City has nothing published on it. Its street occupation permit names moving containers rather than moving trucks, so a truck at the curb is unaddressed, and 311 is where to ask about your own address. For a tower the building's rules are the binding ones anyway, and the bay is booked with the property manager rather than with anyone at the City.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Casa Loma neighbourhood guide for moving day
Most moving days in Casa Loma turn on two bookings made with the building rather than with us: the elevator, and somewhere to stand the truck. That follows from the housing. The majority of homes are in a building of five storeys or more, with low-rise apartments taking much of the rest, and that pair of bookings is the piece most likely to constrain your date. Solo households are common enough here that the load itself is usually compact, which is why the access question outweighs the volume one. As for the curb, Toronto's street occupation permit covers moving containers only, so a call to 311 about your own address is the way to settle it.
Most homes in Casa Loma were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 11,350
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 5,810
- What people live in
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- 55% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 19% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 15% single-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 55% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 44% owned
- 56% rented
- One-person households
- 43%
People per household
2.0
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 Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
These guys are the real deal. Niko and Josh arrived before time and were really very efficient. Thank you for making our move so smooth. Nothing was broken, and everything to the point.
5 out of 5
The team were great. On time, kind and willing to do whatever was asked. They hustled and were done faster than I expected.
5 out of 5
Joshua, Nikita and Dan did a great job today. Came on time and super respectful. Everything came in one piece with no damage at all. Would highly recommend :)
5 out of 5
We had a great experience with the Cactus Moving team. Very fast, easy to communicate and affordable prices.
5 out of 5
Excellent moving service! The team was professional, efficient, and very careful with our belongings. They packed everything securely and made the whole process smooth and stress-free. Highly recommend!
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- Fort York-Liberty Village 10 moves
- Annex 9 moves
- High Park North 9 moves
- Alderwood 8 moves
- Etobicoke City Centre 8 moves
- Junction Area 8 moves
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- Briar Hill-Belgravia
- Brookhaven-Amesbury
- Caledonia-Fairbank
- Corso Italia-Davenport
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- Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
- Etobicoke West Mall
- Forest Hill North
- Forest Hill South
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- Islington
- Junction-Wallace Emerson
- Keelesdale-Eglinton West
- Kingsview Village-The Westway
- Kingsway South
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- Little Portugal
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- Mount Dennis
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- Princess-Rosethorn
- Rockcliffe-Smythe
- Roncesvalles
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