Humbermede Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 70 residential moves across northwest Toronto: Humbermede and the 28 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 Humbermede: what we know about moving here
Humbermede is a neighbourhood of apartment buildings holding family-sized households, and that combination is what decides a moving day here. Close to two homes in five are in a building of five storeys or more and another fifth are low-rise apartments, so most jobs start at a shared entrance rather than a driveway. The load coming out of that entrance, though, is a household of three, not a studio's worth of boxes. That is the part worth planning around: the volume of a house, carried through a lobby, a lift and a corridor that belong to somebody else.
Tenure tilts toward renting, so more dates here are set by a lease than by a closing. The semi-detached stock behind the apartments is the other half of the picture: a front door and a staircase for a load of much the same size. The move figures below come from the ring of northwest Toronto communities Humbermede sits inside, which is the closest measure we hold of what a job in this part of the city takes.
Moving costs around Humbermede, by the numbers
No price is published for Humbermede alone, because the neighbourhood's own closed jobs sit below the floor at which a figure means anything. The band above is the 28 northwest Toronto communities beside it and their 80 residential moves: York University Heights with 13, Yorkdale-Glen Park with 10, Willowdale West with 8, then Yonge-Doris, Bedford Park-Nortown and Lansing-Westgate. Half of the 80 cost between $530 and $1,222 around a $755 median with tax, and half ran between 3 and 5.31 hours around a 3.5 hour median. 34% were graded medium and 6% large.
- The comparison set
- 28 neighbourhoods · 80 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.5 median
- How big those moves are
- 60% small · 34% medium · 6% large
- Busiest months
- February, July and June
- What those moves cost
- $755 median
communities in northwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.31 hours · 80 moves
February 10, July 10, June 8
half fell between $530 and $1,222 · based on 80 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much do movers cost in Humbermede?
$755 is the middle bill across the 80 residential moves in the northwest Toronto communities around Humbermede, total cost with tax, and half of them landed between $530 and $1,222. The rate is hourly and follows the crew size and the truck the job needs. Travel inside city limits is not billed, so the invoice is hours worked at the two addresses.
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What does a Humbermede move usually look like?
A family-sized load coming out of a shared entrance. 38% of homes here are in a building of five storeys or more and another 21% are low-rise apartments, but households hold 3.0 people at the middle, so the volume is closer to a house than to a studio. A big load through a lobby and a lift is what the hours on this page are mostly measuring.
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How long does a move in Humbermede take?
The middle job in the pooled set ran 3.5 hours on site, with half of them between 3 and 5.31 hours, and 34% were graded medium against 60% small. Where there is a lift, holding it for the whole booked window is what protects the hours. Where there is not, the stair carry is what decides them.
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Which neighbourhoods do the Humbermede figures come from?
The 28 northwest Toronto communities that adjoin one another here and the 80 completed residential moves between them, Humbermede among them. York University Heights accounts for 13, Yorkdale-Glen Park 10 and Willowdale West 8, with Yonge-Doris at 7 and Bedford Park-Nortown and Lansing-Westgate at 6 each.
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Do you charge a deposit or a fuel surcharge in Humbermede?
Neither. A local move takes no deposit and carries no fuel surcharge, and travel time inside the city is not billed. What you pay for is the hours the crew works, at the rate written into the agreement beforehand. Packing help and bin rental are available in Humbermede and quoted separately.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Humbermede neighbourhood guide for moving day
Nearly six in ten homes here are apartments of one kind or another, and the households filling them are large, so the typical Humbermede job is a big load moving through a shared entrance. Two things are worth settling with the building before the date: the service elevator, and where the truck is allowed to stand while it loads. Neither is arranged by the crew. Where a low-rise building has no lift to hold, the same volume becomes a stair carry and the hours move with it.
Most homes in Humbermede were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 16,955
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 5,680
- What people live in
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- 38% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 21% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 21% semi-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 38% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 46% owned
- 54% rented
- One-person households
- 20%
People per household
3.0
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 Humbermede 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 Humbermede’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
I had to move my elderly parents to a retirement facility and took a chance on Cactus Moving after a google search- and they did not disappoint! Niko and Josh were very personable and took extra care moving my parent’s belongings. I would definitely recommend this company for your move.
5 out of 5
Cactus movers did an excellent and efficient job with our move. Hodi was very sure to be mindful of my requests since we have a newborn and wanted everything to go smoothly. Niko and Alex were very considerate and worked swiftly to ensure we had a stress-free move.
5 out of 5
Excellent service, well done guys, thank you Nikita and Yura
5 out of 5
We used them before the new year, Niko and his colleague arrived earlier than scheduled. They did an amazing job, very easy to work with, professional and thorough. Will always recommend them. Also, thanks for the moving gift.
5 out of 5
We had a very pleasant moving experience with Nico, Joshua, and Yevhenii. They were polite, professional, and courteous. We strongly recommend cactus moving company. You will not be disappointed!
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto
- York University Heights 13 moves
- Yorkdale-Glen Park 10 moves
- Willowdale West 8 moves
- Yonge-Doris 7 moves
- Bedford Park-Nortown 6 moves
- Lansing-Westgate 6 moves
- Avondale
- Bathurst Manor
- Black Creek
- Clanton Park
- Downsview
- East Willowdale
- Elms-Old Rexdale
- Englemount-Lawrence
- Glenfield-Jane Heights
- Humber Summit
- Lawrence Park North
- Lawrence Park South
- Maple Leaf
- Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
- Newtonbrook East
- Newtonbrook West
- Oakdale-Beverley Heights
- Pelmo Park-Humberlea
- Rexdale-Kipling
- Rustic
- Thistletown-Beaumond Heights
- Westminster-Branson
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