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Don Valley Village Movers, Toronto

Cactus has completed at least 6 residential moves inside Don Valley Village’s own community boundary. Here is what they cost, how long they ran and what the City wants at the curb.

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Movers in Don Valley Village: what we know about moving here

Don Valley Village is a tower neighbourhood with a house edge. Most of what people live in is an apartment in a building of five storeys or more, and the rest is detached and row housing around it. The first useful question about a move here is therefore which of the two you are in, because the answer decides whether the day starts at a booked lift or at a front door.

Ownership and renting are almost exactly even, which puts about as much of the moving year on lease turnovers as on closings, and households are on the small side. That is what our own record inside this boundary shows: compact loads, two-mover crews, and days that finish well short of a full one. The stock is not new either, and in a building of that vintage the lift and the loading bay are things to reserve rather than assume.

Don Valley Village neighbourhood guide for moving day

Height is the figure to act on here. For most addresses in Don Valley Village the move begins and ends at a building door: the elevator reserved, the loading bay held, and a route from the lift to the truck the crew will want to walk before they start carrying. Book those with the property manager, then set the crew's start time to the window they give you. The detached and row-house share runs the other way, with stairs and a curb instead of a lift and a bay. The curb is the one thing Toronto has not settled, which makes 311 the number for that question.

Most homes in Don Valley Village were built 1961 to 1980

2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home

People
26,775

2021 federal census

Homes
10,235

People per household

2.6

2021 federal census, 25% sample

What people live in
  • 58% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
  • 21% single-detached houses
  • 13% row houses
In a building of five storeys or more
58% of homes
Owned or rented
  • 51% owned
  • 49% rented
One-person households
24%

2021 federal census, 25% sample

Booking the curb

Check with the City before the day

City of Toronto

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 Don Valley Village every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto team

Don Valley Village moving costs, by the numbers

The count above takes in household moves that started or finished at an address inside Don Valley Village since 2025. At least 6 have been recorded, and that is a floor. Crew size is the flat part of it: 2 movers at the middle and at both ends of the published middle half. Time on site ran 3 to 5.56 hours around a 3.63 median, and 5 of the jobs carry the closed local price behind the $516 figure.

What a local move cost
$516 median

half fell between $437 and $860 · based on 5 residential moves, total cost with tax

Residential moves in Don Valley Village
at least 6

attributed to the neighbourhood’s own boundary since 2025

Crew hours on site
3.63 median

half of these moves ran 3–5.56 hours · 6 moves

Crew size
2 movers median

half of these moves used 2–2 · 6 moves

Simplified outline of the official Don Valley Village community boundary in Toronto, with a dot marking its centre.
Don Valley Village’s own community boundary about 2.3 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move this size costs in Northeast Toronto

Sizes of move cut out of the completed residential jobs in Northeast Toronto, the communities beside this one. Don Valley Village has fewer than five of its own at each size, and a band resting on fewer than five moves is not published here at any scope.

Clay-style illustration of a one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Northeast Toronto: the crew, the truck and the boxes a job this size typically takes.

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Northeast Toronto

$852
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $571 and $1,190 · 21 moves

  • 5 hours on site half ran 3–6 hours
  • 2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Don Valley Village has fewer than five one-bedroom jobs of its own, so this card counts 21 across northeast Toronto: $852 in the middle, half of them between $571 and $1,190, and 5 hours on site with half from 3 to 6. Two movers and one truck. Five hours is long for one bedroom, and in a neighbourhood where 58% of homes are in a building of five storeys or more, the lift is where that time goes.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Toronto, across 21 moves.

Clay-style illustration of a two-bedroom apartment or condo move in Northeast Toronto: the crew, the truck and the boxes a job this size typically takes.

A two-bedroom apartment or condo move in Northeast Toronto

$1,341
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $606 and $1,447 · 12 moves

  • 4.38 hours on site half ran 3–6.75 hours
  • 2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Twelve two-bedroom moves nearby put the middle at $1,341, with a band from $606 to $1,447 wide enough to be worth reading instead of the midpoint. The day is 4.38 hours at the middle, half of them between 3 and 6.75, on two movers and one truck. Twelve jobs cannot fix a price. What it can say is that a second bedroom in a tower buys a longer morning rather than a bigger truck.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Toronto, across 12 moves.

Clay-style illustration of a three-bedroom house move in Northeast Toronto: the crew, the truck and the boxes a job this size typically takes.

A three-bedroom house move in Northeast Toronto

$897
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $535 and $1,699 · 6 moves

  • 4.25 hours on site half ran 3.13–5.19 hours
  • 2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Six three-bedroom house moves across northeast Toronto give $897 in the middle and a very wide $535 to $1,699 band, with 4.25 hours on site and half between 3.13 and 5.19. Two movers and one truck. Six jobs is a direction rather than a rate. Only 21% of Don Valley Village is single-detached, so a job this size is the exception here, and a walkthrough beforehand is worth more than the median is.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Northeast Toronto, across 6 moves.

One of these look like your move? Where in its band you land comes down to the date, the elevator booking and how close the truck can park. Price your own move

How much does it cost to move in Don Valley Village?

$516 is the middle of the 5 priced jobs recorded inside this boundary, tax in, with half of them between $437 and $860. Five is a thin base, and the 86 residential moves across the surrounding northeast Toronto communities give the broader reading at $662. Both come off the same hourly rate, set by the number of movers and the truck size and stated up front.

  • Why do the local jobs come in under the pooled figure?

    Because of what has been moved, not because of a different rate. Five priced jobs is too few to say much, and the housing points at small loads anyway: 58% of homes here are in a building of five storeys or more and the middle household is 2.6 people. A one-bedroom out of a serviced tower is a shorter day than a house, and a shorter day is a smaller bill.

  • How long does a Don Valley Village move take?

    3.63 hours on site is the middle of the six jobs recorded here, with half of them between 3 and 5.56 hours and a crew of two. That runs longer than the 3-hour middle across the surrounding northeast Toronto record. With most addresses here in a tower, waiting on a shared lift is the usual reason a day drifts toward the longer figure.

  • What does a three-bedroom move cost around Don Valley Village?

    $897 is the middle of six three-bedroom house moves across the northeast Toronto communities nearby, and half of them fell between $535 and $1,699. Two movers, one truck, 4.25 hours on site at the middle. That band is very wide for one size of home, which is what six jobs produces, so read it as a range and get the house walked before the date.

  • Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Don Valley Village?

    The City publishes nothing covering a moving truck at the curb, only a street occupation permit written for moving containers, so 311 is where to ask about your own address. For a tower here the booking that matters is the building's: a lift window and a reserved bay do more for the day than anything the street can offer.

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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 Don Valley Village’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.

143 five-star reviews with a written comment on the Toronto and Mississauga listings since November 2024

  • 5 out of 5

    I recently hired Cactus Moving for my move, and I couldn’t be happier with the service! Alex and Andei were fantastic.. they arrived right on time, worked quickly and efficiently, and handled all of our furniture and belongings with great care.

    Mohammad Noman Ovais

    August 2025 · 1 bedroom

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  • 5 out of 5

    We moved a tech warehouse and Nikita and Alex were great. Very strong, efficient, and careful with everything. They handled all the heavy lifting without rushing and made sure everything was secure. 10/10 would recommend.

    Fedun Photography

    May 2025

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  • 5 out of 5

    The guys arrived 30 minutes early but patiently waited while I finished packing. No pressure, just understanding. Very respectful attitude. Thank you, Nikita and Alex!

    Павло

    May 2025

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  • 5 out of 5

    This company is fantastic! They handled our family's move from Calgary to Toronto seamlessly, taking care of everything. I was genuinely surprised—they even ordered coffee for us during the move! Can you believe that? After delivering all my furniture without any damage, they gave me a welcome gift.

    Chayanon Soh

    May 2025

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  • 5 out of 5

    I moved with my family from Toronto to another part of Ontario. We had a ton of stuff—kids’ furniture, washer, boxes full of dishes, books, and electronics. I was really nervous, especially since our stairs are narrow and the parking setup is tricky. Nikita and Alex arrived right on time.

    John Levitsky

    May 2025

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Reading one that sounds like your move? Our Toronto coordinators will walk through the whole day with you before anything is booked: call the Toronto office

Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto

Don Valley Village's own six jobs sit inside 43 northeast Toronto communities holding 86 residential moves between them, with Banbury-Don Mills, Thorncliffe Park, Bayview Village and North Toronto among the counted ones. That pool bills $662 in the middle and runs 3 hours on site. The five priced jobs here came in lower at $516, and the six days ran longer at 3.63 hours. Five and six are small numbers, so the pooled figures are the steadier pair to plan against.

Measure Don Valley Village Northeast Toronto
Median local move $516 $662
Median crew hours on site half of Don Valley Village’s ran 3–5.56 hours 3.63 hrs 3 hrs
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 43 communities, this one and everything next to it at least 6 86

In Don Valley Village or any of the neighbours beside it, the crew and the hourly rate are the same. Tell us the address

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.

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