Humewood-Cedarvale Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 140 residential moves across southwest Toronto: Humewood-Cedarvale and the 50 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 Humewood-Cedarvale: what we know about moving here
Humewood-Cedarvale is rented far more often than it is owned, and the households inside those homes are small. Close to two in five are one person living alone. That is the shape of the work here: one- and two-bedroom loads, dates set by the end of a lease rather than by a closing, and a good many days a small crew can finish before the afternoon.
The housing itself is old and mostly low-rise. Apartments in low-rise buildings come first among the types here, with detached houses and taller blocks behind them in equal measure, and the middle home was already standing in 1960. A low-rise building may or may not have a lift, and that single unknown does more to the length of a day than the size of the load does. The move figures below belong to the ring of southwest Toronto communities Humewood-Cedarvale sits inside.
Moving costs around Humewood-Cedarvale, by the numbers
Humewood-Cedarvale is read here through the company it keeps: 50 southwest Toronto communities that border one another and 141 residential moves completed across them, because this neighbourhood alone holds too few closed jobs to publish. Fort York-Liberty Village supplies 10 of those, Annex and High Park North 9 each, and Alderwood, Etobicoke City Centre and Junction Area 8 apiece. Half of the 141 cost between $539 and $1,229 around a $733 median with tax, and half ran between 3 and 5.5 hours around a 3.25 hour middle. 78% graded small.
- The comparison set
- 50 neighbourhoods · 141 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 78% small · 19% medium
- Busiest months
- June, March and April
- What those moves cost
- $733 median
communities in southwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.5 hours · 141 moves
June 19, March 19, April 18
half fell between $539 and $1,229 · based on 141 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Humewood-Cedarvale?
$733 is the median local move across the 141 residential jobs completed in the southwest Toronto communities around Humewood-Cedarvale, tax included, and half of them fell between $539 and $1,229. The band is wide because it covers a one-bedroom low-rise and a detached house alike. Underneath it there is one hourly rate, stated in the agreement before anyone starts.
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What kind of building does a Humewood-Cedarvale move start in?
Most often a low-rise apartment. 37% of homes here are in a building under five storeys, with 29% detached houses and another 29% in a building of five storeys or more. The low-rise share is the one that catches people out, because a walk-up may or may not have a lift and nobody wants to find out on the morning. Ask the landlord before the date.
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How long does a move in Humewood-Cedarvale take?
The middle job across the 141 pooled moves ran 3.25 hours on site, with half of them between 3 and 5.5 hours and 78% graded small. Most housing here was standing in 1960 or before, and in stock that old the staircase is usually the constraint. Nothing is billed for travel inside city limits, so the clock counts the work at the address.
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Does renting change how a Humewood-Cedarvale move is booked?
It changes what sets the date. 63% of homes here are rented, so most of these moves are pinned to a lease end rather than a closing, and in a low-rise that usually means agreeing the day with a landlord rather than with a building office. Settle elevator access and where the truck can stand in the same conversation.
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Is one month cheaper than another in Humewood-Cedarvale?
No. The hourly rate does not move with the calendar, so a June date and a December one are priced the same. June and March each carried 19 completed moves across the surrounding communities and April 18, which is a picture of when people move rather than of what they pay.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Humewood-Cedarvale neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two things here shape the day. The first is age: most of what stands in Humewood-Cedarvale was built in 1960 or before, so the route from the door to the truck is worth walking before the date rather than on the morning. The stair turn, the landing and the width of the front entrance are what you are looking at. The second is tenure. Close to two-thirds of these homes are rented, which puts most dates on the end of a lease, and a lease date is fixed weeks ahead: that is time enough to hold a lift where there is one, and to find out where the truck may stand where there is not.
Most homes in Humewood-Cedarvale were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 13,845
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 6,335
- What people live in
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- 37% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 29% single-detached houses
- 29% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 29% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 37% owned
- 63% rented
- One-person households
- 38%
People per household
2.2
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 Humewood-Cedarvale 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 Humewood-Cedarvale’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
I am very satisfied with the customer service — from the booking process all the way to the move itself. The guys helped relocate my online store from my home to a new warehouse. Thank you once again for the move and the coffee!
5 out of 5
Had a great experience with Cactus Moving! Fast, efficient, came early, brought me a coffee!! Overall a great experience. I would recommend them to anyone planning a move in the GTA.
5 out of 5
Thank you so much joshua and nikita! Very professional! On time! Took the stress from moving away and made the day as smooth as possible!
5 out of 5
Josh and Niko were great. Very friendly, professional and efficient. They eased our worries throughout the move, updated us frequently throughout the process and told us to just 'sit back and relax'. Probably the best moving experience I've had.
5 out of 5
Awesome service! Alex, Alex, Josh & Nikita were fast and efficient! Highly Recommend!
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