Are Dufferin Grove moves small ones?

So far, entirely. 100% of the six jobs recorded inside this boundary graded small, and the census agrees: 39% of homes hold one person, the middle household is 2.1 people, and half the housing is apartments in low-rise buildings. Six jobs is a short record, but it and the housing are telling the same story.

How long does a move in Dufferin Grove take?

3.5 hours on site is the middle of those six local jobs, with half of them between 3 and 4.75 hours on a crew of two to three. That sits just above the 3.38-hour middle across the surrounding southwest Toronto record. With half the homes here in low-rise buildings, the staircase rather than a lift is what fills the difference.

What does a two-bedroom move cost around Dufferin Grove?

$1,056, from 25 two-bedroom moves across the southwest Toronto communities beside Dufferin Grove, with half of them between $683 and $1,501. Two movers, one truck, 5.75 hours on site at the middle. Dufferin Grove has fewer than five of its own at that size, so the card describes the size of home rather than this particular set of streets.

Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Dufferin Grove?

The City has published nothing that covers it, only a street occupation permit written for moving containers, so 311 is where to ask about your own street. On streets of houses built in 1960 or before, with 5,270 homes at close spacing, where the truck can stop is worth confirming a few days ahead.

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Movers in Dufferin Grove: what we know about moving here

Half the homes in Dufferin Grove are apartments in low-rise buildings and about a quarter are in taller blocks, which makes this a neighbourhood of stairs with a minority of lifts. The stock is old: the middle home predates the 1960s. Doorways and landings are narrower than a room measurement suggests, so the pieces that have to turn a corner are the ones worth measuring before the date.

Renting runs ahead of ownership here and close to two homes in five hold one person on their own, so the moving year answers to lease turnovers more than to closings and the loads are compact. The record inside this boundary is short and consistent with that: 100% of it graded small, and the middle job finishing in 3.5 hours on site with a median crew of 2.

Dufferin Grove neighbourhood guide for moving day

Two entries here decide how a day runs. Half the housing is low-rise apartment stock and the middle home dates from 1960 or before, which in practice means stairs, older frames and no service entrance to use. That is time rather than difficulty, and time is what an hourly rate measures. The quarter of homes in taller buildings are the other case, with the lift and the loading door booked through the building first. Where the truck stands is the one thing nobody at the City has put in writing: the street occupation permit on the books was drafted for containers, so 311 is the call to make about your own block.

Most homes in Dufferin Grove were built 1960 or before

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

People: 11,215

2021 federal census

Homes: 5,270
What people live in: 50% apartments in low-rise buildings
24% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
9% semi-detached houses
In a building of five storeys or more: 24% of homes
Owned or rented: 42% owned
58% rented
One-person households: 39%

2021 federal census, 25% sample

Booking the curb

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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.

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Dufferin Grove moving costs, by the numbers

That band counts residential jobs where either the collection address or the delivery address fell inside Dufferin Grove, from 2025 onward. Six is a small file, so read the 3.5-hour midpoint as the middle of six days' work rather than as a quote; the 3 to 4.75 spread around it is the more honest planning range. Crew size sits at 2 movers in the middle, with the published middle half running 2 to 3.

Residential moves in Dufferin Grove: at least 6
Crew hours on site: 3.5 median
Crew size: 2 movers median

Dufferin Grove’s own community boundary about 1.9 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move this size costs in Southwest Toronto

Sizes of move cut out of the completed residential jobs in Southwest Toronto, the communities beside this one. Dufferin Grove 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.

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Southwest Toronto

$738
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $531 and $1,139 · 36 moves

3.5 hours on site half ran 3–5.13 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Thirty-six one-bedroom moves across southwest Toronto sit behind this card, because Dufferin Grove has fewer than five of its own. $738 in the middle, half of them between $531 and $1,139, and 3.5 hours on site with half from 3 to 5.13, on two movers and one truck. Half the homes here are in low-rise buildings, so this is usually a staircase job rather than a lift one, and the stairs are where the hours go.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Toronto, across 36 moves.

A two-bedroom apartment or condo move in Southwest Toronto

$1,056
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $683 and $1,501 · 25 moves

5.75 hours on site half ran 4.25–6 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Twenty-five two-bedroom moves nearby give $1,056 in the middle and a middle half from $683 to $1,501, with 5.75 hours on site and half between 4.25 and 6. Two movers and one truck. In Dufferin Grove a two-bedroom is more often a flat in an older low-rise than a unit in a serviced tower, and the second bedroom is what turns a morning into most of a day.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Toronto, across 25 moves.

A four-bedroom-plus move in Southwest Toronto

$1,162
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $822 and $1,420 · 6 moves

5.75 hours on site half ran 3.63–6.56 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Six moves of four bedrooms or more across southwest Toronto is the shortest card on the page: $1,162 in the middle, half of them between $822 and $1,420, and 5.75 hours on site with half from 3.63 to 6.56, on two movers and one truck. Only 9% of Dufferin Grove is semi-detached and the housing is old, so a load this size usually comes down a narrow staircase rather than out of a lift.

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

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How much does it cost to move in Dufferin Grove?

There is no price band for this boundary on its own; six residential moves sits under the floor for publishing one. The nearby reading is $738, the middle of 138 residential moves across the southwest Toronto communities around it, with half of them between $540 and $1,226. The rate is hourly, set by the crew and the truck, and stated in the agreement before the day.

Are Dufferin Grove moves small ones?

So far, entirely. 100% of the six jobs recorded inside this boundary graded small, and the census agrees: 39% of homes hold one person, the middle household is 2.1 people, and half the housing is apartments in low-rise buildings. Six jobs is a short record, but it and the housing are telling the same story.
How long does a move in Dufferin Grove take?

3.5 hours on site is the middle of those six local jobs, with half of them between 3 and 4.75 hours on a crew of two to three. That sits just above the 3.38-hour middle across the surrounding southwest Toronto record. With half the homes here in low-rise buildings, the staircase rather than a lift is what fills the difference.
What does a two-bedroom move cost around Dufferin Grove?

$1,056, from 25 two-bedroom moves across the southwest Toronto communities beside Dufferin Grove, with half of them between $683 and $1,501. Two movers, one truck, 5.75 hours on site at the middle. Dufferin Grove has fewer than five of its own at that size, so the card describes the size of home rather than this particular set of streets.
Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Dufferin Grove?

The City has published nothing that covers it, only a street occupation permit written for moving containers, so 311 is where to ask about your own street. On streets of houses built in 1960 or before, with 5,270 homes at close spacing, where the truck can stop is worth confirming a few days ahead.

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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 Dufferin Grove’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 used Cactus for a January 30th move and even though we were dealing with the huge snow issue and exceedingly cold temperatures, their service was great and they took great care with all items. Would highly recommend!
Christine Lupton
moved from Dufferin Grove to South Parkdale, February 2026
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5 out of 5
Alex and Nikita are outstanding movers. They are very professional, capable, respectful, friendly, and extremely helpful. Alex is an excellent lead and Nikita works in sync with him. They made my move seemless and effiencient. I highly recommend them and Cactus Moving for your next move.
ACE R
March 2025
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5 out of 5
I had a great experience with Cactus Moving! The team was very friendly and professional. They helped me a lot with my move, making the whole process smooth and stress-free. I highly recommend their services!
Роман Зинченко
March 2025
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5 out of 5
Friendly, fast, fantastic coordination and got things done. Highly recommend them. Also gave me a nice little gift :)
R
March 2025
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5 out of 5
I recently moved and chose Cactus Moving great decision! The team arrived on time, quickly disassembled, packed, and transported everything. They worked efficiently but carefully, making sure everything was handled properly. What impressed me most was their attention to detail.
Nataliia Zhartovska
March 2025
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto

Dufferin Grove has six jobs of its own, 100% of them graded small, and no price band under them. The money comes from 50 southwest Toronto communities and 138 residential moves, with Fort York-Liberty Village, Annex, High Park North and Junction Area among the counted ones: $738 in the middle, half between $540 and $1,226, and 3.38 hours on site. The six local days ran 3.5 hours, which is close enough to say the borrowed figure is a fair stand-in.

Measure	Dufferin Grove	Southwest Toronto
Median crew hours on site half of Dufferin Grove’s ran 3–4.75 hours	3.5 hrs	3.38 hrs
Graded a small move Cactus’s own grading on the job	100%	76%
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 50 communities, this one and everything next to it	at least 6	138

In Dufferin Grove 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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