East End Danforth Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 130 residential moves across southeast Toronto: East End Danforth 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 East End Danforth: what we know about moving here
The housing in East End Danforth splits three ways almost evenly: low-rise apartments, taller buildings, and semi-detached houses. The first useful question about a move here is which of the three you are in. One is a staircase and a shared front door, one is a booked lift and a held loading bay, and one is a front path and a place to leave the truck.
Tenure sits near the centre too, so the calendar is pulled by lease turnovers and closing dates in roughly equal measure rather than by one of them, and households are small enough that a typical load off these blocks is a one- or two-bedroom rather than a house emptied room by room. The figures below are measured across the ring of southeast Toronto communities this neighbourhood sits within.
Moving costs around East End Danforth, by the numbers
East End Danforth's numbers are pooled ones, from 32 southeast Toronto communities and the 132 residential moves between them. Wellington Place and Downtown Yonge East carry more of that count than the rest. The middle job billed $714 with tax in and ran 3.25 hours on site, half of them inside 5 hours, and 82% graded small. East End Danforth's own 9,500 homes divide almost evenly between low-rise flats, towers and semis, so no single kind of moving day is the typical one here.
- The comparison set
- 32 neighbourhoods · 132 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 82% small · 16% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and March
- What those moves cost
- $714 median
communities in southeast Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5 hours · 132 moves
August 17, June 16, March 16
half fell between $563 and $1,146 · based on 132 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in East End Danforth?
$714 is the middle of 132 residential moves across the southeast Toronto communities East End Danforth is pooled with, tax in, and half of them fell between $563 and $1,146. None of it is measured on this boundary. Cactus charges by the hour on a rate set by the number of movers and the truck, and the agreement states it before the crew starts.
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What kind of building will the crew be working in?
It genuinely varies: 25% of the homes are apartments in low-rise buildings, 24% are in a building of five storeys or more and 21% are semi-detached. A tower job needs the lift and the bay booked with the building. A walk-up or a semi needs neither and gives you a staircase instead. Say which one you are in when you book and the crew comes sized for it.
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How long does a move in East End Danforth take?
The pooled middle is 3.25 hours on site, with half of the 132 nearby jobs inside 5 hours. Households here run to 2.3 people at the middle and 34% of homes hold one person, so the loads are modest. The housing is old, mostly from 1960 or before, and narrow stairs are what turn a modest load into a long morning.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in East End Danforth?
Toronto's street occupation permit is written for moving containers and the City publishes nothing about a moving truck at the curb, so ask 311 about your own address. On these streets it is worth asking: the frontages are narrow, and where the truck ends up standing sets the distance for every trip.
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East End Danforth neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two things here decide how the day goes. About a quarter of the homes sit in a building of five storeys or more, and those jobs turn on whether the elevator and the loading door were reserved with the property manager well ahead. That booking is not ours to make. The rest are semis and low-rise apartments from 1960 or before, where the staircase is the job and an extra pair of hands usually buys back more time than anything else does. The curb is the third thing and the one without a clean answer, so 311 is the check to make about your own street.
Most homes in East End Danforth were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 21,840
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 9,500
- What people live in
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- 25% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 24% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 21% semi-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 24% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 55% owned
- 45% rented
- One-person households
- 34%
People per household
2.3
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 East End Danforth 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 East End Danforth’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
I would like to sincerely thank the Cactus Moving team for assisting with my move. Over the years, I had accumulated many belongings, each carrying precious memories. My greatest concern was my library—books have been my lifelong companions, and each one holds a special place in my heart.
5 out of 5
I was kinda dreading this move 'cause, let’s be real, most moving companies are either slow, careless, or both. But Cactus Moving—man, Alexei and Nikita totally changed my mind about movers.
5 out of 5
Moving with Cactus Moving was fast and careful. The team professionally packed, transported, and helped arrange the furniture, and I’m very grateful for their great service!
5 out of 5
Stress - Free Move – Thanks to Cactus Moving! When I was planning my move, I was worried that something would go wrong – heavy furniture, narrow doorways, fragile items… But with Cactus Moving, everything went perfectly!
5 out of 5
Thank you, CactusMoving, Alex and Nikita, for a job well done! Most importantly, everything was done safely and fairly quickly, despite my mess. I can also point out that the movers were very friendly and polite. They helped me with a few extra tasks and were extremely professional.
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