Kingsway South Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 140 residential moves across southwest Toronto: Kingsway South 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 Kingsway South: what we know about moving here
Kingsway South is small, settled and overwhelmingly a neighbourhood of houses somebody owns. Two homes in three are single-detached and four in five are owner-occupied, and most of what stands here was already standing in 1960. Those three facts point at the same kind of moving day: a driveway, a front staircase, a basement, and a date that follows a closing rather than the end of a lease.
Age is the part worth acting on. A house of that vintage is worth walking through before the booking rather than on the morning. The turn at the top of the stairs, the width of the front entrance, and what has quietly accumulated in the basement are what turn a half-day into a full one. Buildings of five storeys or more hold about a fifth of the homes here and low-rise apartments a tenth, so lift bookings happen, but they are the exception. The move figures below come from the southwest Toronto communities ringing this one.
Moving costs around Kingsway South, by the numbers
Kingsway South is small enough that its own closed jobs cannot carry a published figure, so the numbers above belong to the 50 southwest Toronto communities beside it and the 143 moves recorded between them. Ten of those came from Fort York-Liberty Village, with Annex, High Park North, Alderwood, Etobicoke City Centre and Junction Area between 8 and 9 each. The pooled middle was $733 with tax over a 3.25 hour day, half the bills landing between $541 and $1,223 and half the days between 3 and 5.5 hours. Two thirds of homes here are detached, so the local work sits toward the heavier side of that mix.
- The comparison set
- 50 neighbourhoods Β· 143 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 77% small Β· 20% 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 3β5.5 hours Β· 143 moves
June 20, March 19, April 18
half fell between $541 and $1,223 Β· based on 143 residential moves, total cost with tax
What does a move in Kingsway South cost?
The pooled median is $733 with tax across 143 residential moves in the southwest Toronto communities around Kingsway South, and half of them fell between $541 and $1,223. Two thirds of homes here are detached, though, and a whole house is a longer day than that middle covers. The rate is hourly, so more hours is what a bigger home costs.
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What makes a Kingsway South move take longer?
Older houses, mostly. 67% of homes here are single-detached and most of the housing was standing in 1960 or before, which usually means a narrow staircase, a turn at the top and a basement nobody has emptied in years. A walk-through with a tape measure before the booking saves more time than anything done on the day.
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How long does a move in Kingsway South take?
3.25 hours on site is the middle of the 143 pooled jobs, with half of them between 3 and 5.5 hours, but that pool contains a great many apartment moves. Households here hold 2.6 people in mostly detached houses, so a day at this address more often runs past that middle than under it.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Kingsway South?
Most homes here have a driveway, which usually settles it. Where the truck has to stand on the road instead, Toronto publishes nothing covering a moving truck at a residential curb and its street occupation permit is written for containers. On older frontages that is worth a call to 311 rather than an assumption.
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Does an owned home change how a Kingsway South move is scheduled?
It changes what fixes the date. 81% of homes here are owned, so most bookings hang on a closing rather than a lease end, and a closing usually gives weeks of notice. It can also shift by a day, which is worth saying when you book rather than on the morning itself.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Kingsway South neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two entries on this list matter on the day. Housing built in 1960 or before, which is most of what stands in Kingsway South, rewards a walk-through with a tape measure ahead of the booking rather than a discovery with a wardrobe half way up the stairs. And the curb: Toronto publishes no rule covering a moving truck parked outside a house, since its Street Occupation Permit addresses containers instead. On a street of older frontages that is worth a call to 311 rather than an assumption. With four homes in five owner-occupied, most bookings here are tied to a closing date, which usually leaves notice enough to sort both.
Most homes in Kingsway South were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample Β· the band holding the middle home
- People
- 8,855
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 3,470
- What people live in
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- 67% single-detached houses
- 19% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 10% apartments in low-rise buildings
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 19% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 81% owned
- 19% rented
- One-person households
- 25%
People per household
2.6
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 Kingsway South every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto team
Figures come from Cactusβs 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 Kingsway Southβs own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
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5 out of 5
The best service is friendly and hard-working super fast thank you
5 out of 5
Great team! Nick and Alex carefully wrapped heavy furniture and moved everything without a scratch. Very happy!
5 out of 5
I recently had the pleasure of working with Alexey, Alexey, and Alexander for my move, and I couldn't be more grateful. They handled an extremely challenging job with great skill and professionalism.
5 out of 5
This is my fourth time using Cactus Moving. And as always, everything went smoothly and quickly. In a galaxy far, far away, there were the coolest movers. Thank you, Nikita and Alex.
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