Islington Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 130 residential moves across southwest Toronto: Islington 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 Islington: what we know about moving here
Islington is two neighbourhoods for moving purposes, and the address decides which one you are in. Close to half its homes are single-detached houses and close to half are in a building of five storeys or more, with very little in between. A house move here is a driveway, a staircase and usually a basement; a tower move is a reserved elevator, a loading bay and a building with its own rules about hours. Same crew, same hourly rate, entirely different day. That is why it is worth saying which of the two you have when you ask for a quote.
Ownership is high either way: two homes in three are owned rather than rented, so more dates here hang on a closing than on the end of a lease, which usually means the day is known well in advance. The move figures below come from the ring of southwest Toronto communities Islington belongs to.
Moving costs around Islington, by the numbers
Islington publishes no price of its own here. The band above is the 50 southwest Toronto communities beside it and the 140 residential moves between them: Fort York-Liberty Village holds 10, Annex and High Park North 9 each, and Alderwood, Etobicoke City Centre and Junction Area 8 apiece. That set ran a $728 median with tax, half of it between $541 and $1,211, over a 3.25 hour middle day with half between 3 and 5.5 hours. 76% graded small. Islington itself divides almost evenly between detached houses and towers, so the pooled figure has to cover both.
- The comparison set
- 50 neighbourhoods · 140 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 76% small · 21% medium
- Busiest months
- June, March and April
- What those moves cost
- $728 median
communities in southwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.5 hours · 140 moves
June 19, March 19, April 17
half fell between $541 and $1,211 · based on 140 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does a move in Islington cost?
The median local move across the 140 residential jobs completed in the southwest Toronto communities around Islington came to $728 with tax included, with half of them between $541 and $1,211. That band is wide because it covers every size of home at one hourly rate. Both ends of it are real outcomes and neither is a quote for your address.
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Why is the price range around Islington so wide?
Because a single median has to cover a one-bedroom in a tower and a four-bedroom detached house, and 46% of homes here are detached while 43% sit in a building of five storeys or more. Those are jobs hours apart rather than rates apart. The hourly rate is the same for both. The number of hours is not.
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How long does a move in Islington take?
The middle job in the pooled set ran 3.25 hours on site with half between 3 and 5.5 hours. The difference shows up in the access: a detached move opens at a driveway and closes at a staircase, while a tower move waits on a booked lift and a loading area. 68% of homes here are owned, so the date more often follows a closing.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Islington?
Where there is a driveway, usually not, and 46% of homes here have one. Where the truck has to hold road space, Toronto publishes no page covering a moving truck at a residential curb, and its street occupation permit is written for containers, so 311 is the reliable answer for your block.
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Is there a deposit on a local move in Islington?
No. A local move takes no deposit and no fuel surcharge, and travel time inside city limits is not billed, so what you pay is the hours worked at the two ends. Packing and bin rental are available in Islington and priced separately if you want them.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Islington neighbourhood guide for moving day
The two halves of Islington want opposite preparation. For the homes in a building of five storeys or more, close to half of them, the work happens before the day: reserve the elevator, confirm the loading area, check what hours the building allows a move. For the single-detached half, none of that applies and the time goes into stairs, a basement and the walk from the front door to the truck. With two homes in three owned rather than rented, dates here are usually set by a closing and known weeks ahead. That is notice enough for either version, whether it means holding a lift or clearing a driveway.
Most homes in Islington were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 23,460
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 9,285
- What people live in
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- 46% single-detached houses
- 43% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 7% apartments in low-rise buildings
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 43% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 68% owned
- 32% rented
- One-person households
- 26%
People per household
2.5
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 Islington 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 Islington’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
Nico and Alex helped me move my condo stuff to the storage. They were very good at the job.
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
Alex and Niko where fantastic. Job got done super fast and nothing was damaged everything was super well protected and they where absolutely awesome!!! 100/10
5 out of 5
My experience with Cactus Moving was exceptional. Everyone at Cactus Moving was friendly and helpful. Faye who booked the move to Alex and Sam who moved us. Alex and Sam our movers worked hard and efficient in getting our belongings moved and in place in no time. Look no further. Highly recommended!
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto
- Fort York-Liberty Village 10 moves
- Annex 9 moves
- High Park North 9 moves
- Alderwood 8 moves
- Etobicoke City Centre 8 moves
- Junction Area 8 moves
- Beechborough-Greenbrook
- Briar Hill-Belgravia
- Brookhaven-Amesbury
- Caledonia-Fairbank
- Casa Loma
- Corso Italia-Davenport
- Dovercourt Village
- Dufferin Grove
- Edenbridge-Humber Valley
- Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
- Etobicoke West Mall
- Forest Hill North
- Forest Hill South
- High Park-Swansea
- Humber Bay Shores
- Humber Heights-Westmount
- Humewood-Cedarvale
- Junction-Wallace Emerson
- Keelesdale-Eglinton West
- Kingsview Village-The Westway
- Kingsway South
- Lambton Baby Point
- Little Portugal
- Long Branch
- Markland Wood
- Mimico-Queensway
- Mount Dennis
- New Toronto
- Oakwood Village
- Palmerston-Little Italy
- Princess-Rosethorn
- Rockcliffe-Smythe
- Roncesvalles
- Runnymede-Bloor West Village
- South Parkdale
- Stonegate-Queensway
- Trinity-Bellwoods
- University of Toronto
- West Queen West
- Weston
- Weston-Pelham Park
- Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview
- Wychwood
- Yonge-Eglinton
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